The Overview of the Top-Level Domains (TLDs)
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Today, I would like to share with you an article about the overview of the Top-Level Domains (TLDs). Let's move to the article and I will explain part by part.
PART 02:
Type of Top-Level Domain (TLD):
There are officially five types of TLDs recognised by IANA:
01. Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)
02. Sponsored Top-Level Domains (sTLD)
03. Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs)
04. Top-Level Domain for Infrastructure (ARPA)
05. Experiment with top-level domains (tTLDs)
01. Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)
The most widespread and well-known types of domain extensions are generic top-level domains or gTLDs. They have three or more characters and can be registered by anyone. The term "generic" comes from the 1980s when TLDs were simply divided into those that were tied to a site's geographical location and those that weren't - so, generic.
The use of certain generic top-level domains became increasingly tightly regulated over time to guarantee that they matched particular criteria, resulting in the formation of a new category known as sponsored top-level domains. Only three of the original seven eligible gTLDs are still accessible for registration:.org,.com, and.net.
The following are some of the most common gTLDs:
• .com is used for commercial websites.
• .org - for non-profits
• .net is a network domain.
• .info is a top-level domain for information platforms.
• .biz is a domain extension for businesses.
ICANN authorized a change to the domain name system in mid-2011 that increased the number of gTLDs from 22 to over 1,200. Official domain extensions such as .berlin, .contact, and .wow were added to these inventive alternatives, dubbed New gTLDs. On IANA's database, you may get a complete list of top-level domains (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, a subdivision of ICANN).
02. Sponsored Top-Level Domains (sTLD)
Sponsored top-level domains, as the name implies, are those proposed and overseen by private organizations. They have the last say on whether an applicant is authorized to use a given top-level domain based on specified community theme concepts. Enterprises, government bodies, and other organized groups are examples of these entities.
Unlike gTLDs, the sponsored top-level domain list contains just a small number of choices. Some date back to the 1980s domain extensions (such as.edu,.gov, and.mil), while others have only recently been introduced.
The following are some of the most common sTLDs:
• .edu - for educational institutions
• .gov - for government entities in the Nations
• .cat - for the linguistic and cultural community of Catalonia
• .museum is a domain for museums.
• .travel - for enterprises in the travel industry
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Link:
PART 01:
The Overview of the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) - PART-01
PART 03:
The Overview of the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) - PART-03
PART 04:
The Overview of the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) - PART-04
PART 05:
The Overview of the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) - PART-05
Source:
https://www.iana.org/domains
https://www.namecheap.com/domains/what-is-a-tld-definition/
http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/
M M Zaheer Hussain
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