A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is one of the categories of top-level domains A top-level domain is the highest level of a domain name in the root zone of the Domain Name System of the Internet. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the label that follows the last dot of a fully qualified domain name. For example, in the domain name www.example.com, the top-level domain is com, or (TLDs) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the entity that oversees global IP address allocation, root zone management for the Domain Name System (DNS), media types, and other Internet Protocol related assignments. It is operated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, better known as ICANN (IANA) for use in the Domain Name System The Domain Name System is a hierarchical naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participants. Most importantly, it translates domain names meaningful to humans into the numerical (binary) identifiers of the Internet The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by copper wires, fiber-optic.
Overall, IANA currently distinguishes the following groups of top-level domains:[1]
- infrastructure top-level domain A top-level domain is the highest level of a domain name in the root zone of the Domain Name System of the Internet. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the label that follows the last dot of a fully qualified domain name. For example, in the domain name www.example.com, the top-level domain is com, or (arpa arpa is an Internet top-level domain used exclusively for Internet infrastructure purposes. The name is a backronym for Address and Routing Parameter Area)
- country-code top-level domains A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country (a sovereign state or a dependent territory) (ccTLD)
- generic top-level domains (gTLD)
The core group of generic top-level domains consists of the com com is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) within the Domain Name System of the Internet. It was one of the original top-level domains (TLDs), the others being edu, gov, mil, net, org, and arpa established in January 1985. It has grown to be the largest TLD in use, info info is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet, intended for general-purpose networks and informative websites, although its use is not theme-restricted, net net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System. The net gTLD is currently operated by VeriSign. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and internationalized domain names are also accepted (see details), and org org is a generic top-level domain of the Domain Name System (DNS) used in the Internet. org is sometimes pronounced in word form as 'org', 'dot-org', or 'dot-oh-are-gee (O R G)'. It is derived from the word organization domains. In addition, the domains biz biz is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for registration of domains to be used by businesses. The name is a phonetic spelling of the first syllable of business, name name is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for the use by individuals for representation of their real names, nicknames, screen names, pseudonyms, or other personal or fictional names. The top-level domain was delegated to Global Name Registry in 2001, although it did not become fully operational, and pro also known as hunter wilsonpro is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet intended for use by qualified professionals are also considered generic, however, these are designated as restricted, because registrations within them require proof of eligibility within the guidelines set for each.
Historically, the group of generic top-level domains included domains, created in the early development of the domain name system, that are now sponsored by designated agencies or organizations and are restricted to specific types of registrants. Thus, domains edu edu is the sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for educational institutions, primarily those in the United States. Although not officially mandated for much of the domain's existence, in practice it has been used primarily for U.S.-based four-year universities. Starting in 2001, it was officially restricted, gov gov is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is restricted for use by government entities in the United States. The gov domain is administered by the General Services Administration (GSA), an independent agency of the United States federal government. The URL for registration services is http://www, int int is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet, and mil mil is the sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the United States Department of Defense and its subsidiary or affiliated organizations. It was one of the first top-level domains, created in January 1985 are now considered sponsored top-level domains A sponsored top-level domain is one of the categories of top-level domains (TLDs) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for use in the Domain Name System of the Internet, much like the many newly created themed domain names (e.g., jobs jobs is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet approved by ICANN on April 8, 2005. It was part of the second group of new TLD applications submitted in 2004. It is restricted to employment-related sites. It was installed in the DNS root in September, 2005, and began accepting registrations later in the year). The entire group of domains that do not have a geographic or country designation (see country-code top-level domain A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country (a sovereign state or a dependent territory)) is still often referred to by the term generic TLDs.
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