A woman is working on a laptop, the screen shows a .COM domain with a calendar, timer, warning sign, and refresh button.
After deletion, a domain goes through several technical stages before being fully released for re-registration

Many users assume that when a domain expires, it simply disappears. But that’s not the case. The process of domain deletion is gradual, with several built-in phases that give the owner a chance to recover the domain before it becomes publicly available again.