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Domain registrar

Hey kiddo, have you ever wanted to have your very own website? Well, to make a website, you need a special address for people to find it on the internet. That special address is called a domain name. It's like a street address for your website.

Now, in order to own and use a domain name, you need to register it with a domain registrar. A domain registrar is a company that is allowed to sell and manage domain names on the internet. They make sure that the domain name you want isn't already taken by someone else, and then help you set it up so you can start using it for your own website.

Just like you can't buy a toy without using money, you can't register a domain name without paying a fee. That's how domain registrars make their money - they charge you a fee to register and own a domain name, typically for a certain amount of time (like a year or two). If you want to keep using the domain name after that time, you have to pay the fee again.

So, to summarize, a domain registrar is a company that helps you register and own a special address (domain name) for your website on the internet. They charge a fee for this service and make sure no one else is using the same address already.
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