A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is one of the categories of top-level domains A top-level domain or domain name is the highest level of domain names 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 (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 participating in the Internet. 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 associated with networking of the Internet The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite . 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 cables, wireless connections, and.
Overall, IANA currently distinguishes the following groups of top-level domains:[1]
- infrastructure top-level domain A top-level domain or domain name is the highest level of domain names 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 (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 (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) used on the Internet's Domain Name System. It was one of the original top-level domains (TLDs, the other five being .edu, .gov, .mil, .net and .org) established in January 1985, and has grown to be the largest TLD in use. It was originally administered by the United States Department of Defense. The DoD, info .info is a generic top-level domain intended for informative websites, although its use is not restricted. It was a part of ICANN's highly publicized announcement, in late 2000, of a phased release of seven new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The event was billed as the first addition of major gTLDs to the Internet since the DNS was developed, 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 (gTLD) used in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS). In the typical style of most gTLDs, org is sometimes pronounced in word form as 'org', 'dot-org', or 'dot-oh-are-gee (O R G)' when spoken, although not all users of the TLD agree on this usage 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 the phonetic spelling of the first syllable of business, name .name is a generic top-level domain intended for the use of individuals' real names, nicknames, screen names, pseudonyms, or other personal names. It was delegated to Global Name Registry in 2001, although it did not become fully operational until January 2002, and pro .pro is a generic top-level domain intended for business use by qualified professionals. The domain was originally launched in June 2004 with registrations restricted to lawyers, accountants, physicians and engineers in France, Canada, UK and the US are also considered generic, however, these are designated as restricted, because registrations within them are 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 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 to accredited postsecondary institutions and, gov .gov, pronounced "dot-gov," is a sponsored top-level domain restricted for use by government entities in the United States. The .gov domain is administered by the General Services Administration , an independent agency of the United States federal government. The URL for registration services is http://www.dotgov.gov , int .int is a sponsored top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System, and mil mil is the sponsored top-level domain for the United States Department of Defense and its subsidiary 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 on the Internet, much like the many newly created themed domain names (e.g., jobs .jobs is a top-level internet domain format approved by ICANN on April 8, 2005 as a sponsored TLD as part of the second group of new TLD applications submitted in 2004. It is restricted to employment-related sites. It entered the 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) is still often referred to by the term generic TLDs.
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