domainage

Hey all, just wondering if a domain name was registered in the past, for example in 1999 but was dropped at some point and then re-registered in 2019. Is the domain "23 years old" or "3 year old" and would it correctly be referred to as a "1999 reg" or a "2019 reg" Thanks

Hey all, just wondering if a domain name was registered in the past, for example in 1999 but was dropped at some point and then re-registered in 2019. Is the domain "23 years old" or "3 year old" and would it correctly be referred to as a "1999 reg" or a "2019 reg" Thanks