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18th December 2011, 09:30 PM
Registrants typically register domain names that have meaning in their own language such as a name, word or phrase. However, a single script may be used by more than one language. As a result, a domain name may have different meanings in the context of other languages or cultures. The variant phenomenon has been classified into four different categories: character, orthographic, lexemic, and contextual variants. Verisign has determined that addressing character variants is essential to enable users to navigate the Internet in their own languages. The other variants require difficult linguistic judgments that are not essential to delivering a robust IDN solution.
http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domain-name-services/domain-information-center/idn-resources/character-variants/index.xhtml
IDN FAQ: http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domain-name-services/domain-information-center/idn-resources/idn-faq/index.xhtml
http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domain-name-services/domain-information-center/idn-resources/character-variants/index.xhtml
IDN FAQ: http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domain-name-services/domain-information-center/idn-resources/idn-faq/index.xhtml