What are domain names
| Domains names are the names entered in the line on your browser that take you to a particular site. They refer to the name on the Internet used by an organization or individual, and may be similar to the organization's name, but not necessarily. Domain names are made up of the domain, often referred to as the top level domain (TLD), such as .com, net, and .org. There are other TLDs, including ccTLDs (country code TLDs), such as ,fr (France), .uk (United Kingdom), etc. Preceding the domain is the domain name, which identifies the business or organization. For instance, techcellence.net has the name techcellence using the domain .net, for a domain name of techcellence.net The domains were originally meant to indicate the nature of the organization, or the country of origin, or both. .com -- businesses and commercial enterprises .net -- network related organizations and enterprises .org -- charitable and not-for-profit organizations However, the shortage of names and no requirements to adhere to those guidelines make domains useless for their original purpose. The .com domain has easily become the most popular and recognizable domain on the Internet. There are restrictions on the domains .edu (educational institution), .gov (government), and .mil (military), and those domains remain indicative of the nature of the organization using them. Country code domains may be appended to others or used in place of them, as in frenchwines.com.fr and frenchwines.fr. Domain names may range in length from 2 to 63 characters, not including the domain. Any of the 26 letters in the English alphabet may be used, as well as the numerals 0-9, hyphen (-) and underscore (_). | |
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