Top-level domains

A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. These are two letters long, and most of them correspond to the ISO 3166-1 standard for country codes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Country code top-level domain"

A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization. These are three or more letters long, and are named for the type of organization that they represent (for example, .com for commercial organizations). The following gTLDs currently exist (as does .arpa, which is sometimes considered a gTLD): ...more on Wikipedia about "Generic top-level domain"

The following is a list of currently existing Internet Top-level domains (TLDs). See Top-level domain for further information, including notes on TLDs which are not based on ISO 3166-1. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Internet top-level domains"

A sponsored top-level domain is a generic top-level domain proposed by an independent agency, with that agency establishing and enforcing rules restricting the eligibility of registrants to use the TLD. For example, the .aero TLD is sponsored by the Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques, who limits registrations to members of the air-transport industry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sponsored top-level domain"

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name; that is, the letters which follow the final 'dot' of any URL. For example, in the domain name wikipedia.org, the top-level domain is org (or ORG, as domain names are not case-sensitive). ...more on Wikipedia about "Top-level domain"

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