How Will You Describe a Domain Name? - Every domain name...
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Every domain name is registered under a top domain of some kind. The top domain is often known as the domain extension. History of domain
When top-level domains were first implemented, in January 1985, there were six:
.com
.edu
.gov
.net
.org
.mil
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) currently classifies top-level domains into three types:
country code top-level domains (ccTLD): Used by a country or a dependent territory. It is two letters long, for example jp for Japan.
generic top-level domain (gTLD): Used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organizations (for example, com for commercial organizations). It is three or more letters long. Most gTLDs are available for use worldwide, but for historical reasons gov and mil are restricted to the government and military, respectively, of the USA.
infrastructure top-level domain: The top-level domain arpa is the only one.
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