| A domain name is a name that identifies a
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| | addresses.
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| computer on the net. This is the
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| | Currently this list includes following
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| definition that we are concerned with as
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| | TLDs-
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| an online marketer. Technically domain
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| | * .aero: Reserved for the global aviation
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| name also implies many other relates
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| | community. Sponsored by Societe
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| meanings but we would not consider them
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| | Internationale de Telecommunications
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| for a while.
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| | Aeronautiques SC (SITA)
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| Hostname or web address are more common
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| | * .asia: Reserved for the Pan-Asia and
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| terms used for domain names. Domain names
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| | Asia Pacific region. sponsored by DotAsia
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| provide more rememberable names to stand
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| | Organisation
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| in for numeric IP address. It is because
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| | * .biz: Restricted to businesses,
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| of domain names that you are able to
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| | operated by NeuLevel
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| remember the names of websites which are
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| | * .cat: Reserved for the Catalan
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| actually represented by numbers.
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| | linguistic and cultural community,
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| (It is easier to remember instead of
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| | sponsored by Fundació puntCat.
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| 132.173.0.654.)
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| | * .com : Operated by Verisign Global
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| The flexibility of the domain name system
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| | Registry Services
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| allows multiple IP addresses to be
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| | * .coop : Reserved for cooperatives.
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| assigned to a single domain name, or
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| | Sponsored by Dot Cooperation LLC.
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| multiple domain names to be assigned to a
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| | * .info: Operated by Afilias Limited
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| single IP address.
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| | * .jobs: Reserved for the human resource
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| Domain names are different from URLs. Let
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| | management community. Sponsored by
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| us take an example to differentiate
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| | EmployMedia LLC,operated by Afilias
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| between domain name and a universal
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| | Limited
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| resource locator
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| | * .mobi: Reserved for consumers and
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| URL:
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| | providers of mobile products and services
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| Domain name: In this example the domain
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| | sponsored by mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd.
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| name has two parts yourdomain and .com.
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| | * .museum : Restricted to museums and
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| .com is called top level domain (TLD) and
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| | related persons. sponsored by the Museum
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| yourdomain would be called second level
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| | Domain Management Association (MuseDoma)
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| domain. Similarly if you make a further
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| | * .name: Restricted to individuals.
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| subdomain and name it somename then the
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| | Operated by Global Name Registry.
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| address to that would become
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| | * .net: Operated by Verisign Global
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| In such situations somename would be
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| | Registry Services.
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| called third level domain. You can create
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| | * .org: Operated by Public Interest
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| any number of domains on a TLD without
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| | Registry
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| any restriction. Domains of third and
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| | * .pro: Restricted to licensed
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| higher levels are commonly called
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| | professionals. Operated by RegistryPro
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| subdomains.
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| | * .travel: Reserved for entities whose
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| You must have seen many kinds of TLDs
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| | primary area of activity is in the travel
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| when surfing the web.
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| | industry. Sponsored by Tralliance
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| .com is most commonly used top level
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| | Corporation.
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| domain. Others which are commonly used
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| | But that is not all. Apart from these
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| are .org, .biz, .net etc. There are many
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| | TLDs which are called generic TLDs and
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| others TLDs which are permissible by
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| | are under direct control of ICANN, there
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| ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned
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| | are many country code TLDs or ccTLDs
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| Names and Numbers.) which looks after the
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| | which are country or region specific.
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| work of assignment of domain names and IP
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| | Thus .us is for USA and .uk is for UK.
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