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Whois meaning

The WHOIS protocol or service.

Using Whois

  • The main meaning on this page is: The WHOIS protocol or service.
  • In the example corpus, whois often appears in combinations such as: the whois, whois database, whois records.

Context around Whois

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

public 2× historical 1× strong 1× see 1× scan 1× berkeley 1× searchable 1×

Often after:

registrant 2× records 1× faster 1× record 1× data 1× databases 1× command 1× database 1× protocol 1× investigation 1×

Sentence patterns with Whois

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

maintain the whois registrant name 2× change in whois record and 1× fix their whois investigation efforts 1× in public whois could thwart 1× loans and whois were featured 1× mark strong whois in fact 1× marketplaces scan whois to look 1× of the whois 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a godaddy test 1× all the complainant 1× although email addresses 1× another kis interface 1× domain flippers people 1× domain name marketplaces 1×

Common sentence endings:

dates etc information 2× a speed climber 1× berkeley whois command 1× by the lister 1× domain name hijacking 1× efforts never worked 1×

Words around Whois

Just before it in the word index:

whoever 1.010 whodunnit 31 whodunits 3 whodunit 39 whoand 2 whoa 53

Just after it in the word index:

whole 14.157 wholefoods 5 wholegrain 7 wholegrains 8 wholehearted 20 wholeheartedly 113

Similar in corpus frequency:

abhinandan 28 abhor 28 abscesses 28 abul 28 academicians 28 accusatory 28

Corpus analysis for Whois

  • In this selection, "whois" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, public, historical, strong, registrant, records and faster stand out and add context to how "whois" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include maintain the whois registrant name and change in whois record and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whois" sits close to words such as abhinandan, abhor and abscesses, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whois

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Another KIS interface imitates the Berkeley whois command. (8 words)

The owner was stealing customers domains, through manipulation of the whois. (11 words)

Lack of contact details in public Whois could thwart inter-registrar domain transfers. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Although email addresses will not be displayed in the public WHOIS data record, they will be replaced by a contact form or anonymized email address, which would still allow members of the public to make contact with a domain owner if they need to. (44 words)

It's a slow-moving slog for the movie to get Billy from playing superhero to an encounter with the ill-conceived putative villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong), whois, in fact, one of the wizard's long-ago spurned would-be champions. (43 words)

Ultimately, the panel cited the change in Whois record and the Complainant’s belief that the domain had changed hands after it starting using its name as a reason for not finding reverse domain name hijacking. (36 words)

Example sentences (17)

All the Complainant had to do was understand how to research historical Whois records and it could have put together a compelling case that the domain changed hands after it was founded.

The WHOIS had listed “au tuu” from Iceland and Plaintiff’s previous efforts never worked.

The owner was stealing customers domains, through manipulation of the whois.

It's a slow-moving slog for the movie to get Billy from playing superhero to an encounter with the ill-conceived putative villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong), whois, in fact, one of the wizard's long-ago spurned would-be champions.

Marcin is racing an elevator up six stories to the top of a building to see whois faster, an elevator or a speed climber.

Ultimately, the panel cited the change in Whois record and the Complainant’s belief that the domain had changed hands after it starting using its name as a reason for not finding reverse domain name hijacking.

A GoDaddy test, Home.loans and Whois were featured in popular stories last month.

Although email addresses will not be displayed in the public WHOIS data record, they will be replaced by a contact form or anonymized email address, which would still allow members of the public to make contact with a domain owner if they need to.

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Domain flippers (people who buy and sell domains) use the WHOIS databases to pick on domain names they would be interested in buying.

Domain name marketplaces scan Whois to look for changes in ownership and are sometimes proactive about removing domain names no longer owned by the lister.

Lack of contact details in public Whois could thwart inter-registrar domain transfers.

Another KIS interface imitates the Berkeley whois command.

Each RIR maintains a publicly searchable WHOIS database that provides information about IP address assignments.

For most of the 250 country code top-level domains (ccTLDs), the domain registries maintain the WHOIS (Registrant, name servers, expiration dates, etc.) information.

For most of the more than 290 country code top-level domains (ccTLDs), the domain registries maintain the WHOIS (Registrant, name servers, expiration dates, etc.) information.

Registrant information associated with domain names is maintained in an online database accessible with the WHOIS protocol.

These notices gave the Registrars 15 days to fix their Whois investigation efforts.

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Common combinations with whois

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whois" in a sentence?
An example: "All the Complainant had to do was understand how to research historical Whois records and it could have put together a compelling case that the domain changed hands after it was founded." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "whois" from authentic English texts.
What does "whois" mean?
Whois means: The WHOIS protocol or service.
How many example sentences with "whois" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "whois", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.