Top-Level Domains: Difference between revisions

A '''top-level domain''' ('''TLD''') is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet.

==Generic Top-Level Domains==

Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are top-level domains maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for use in the Domain Name System of the Internet. They are called ''generic'' for historical reasons to contrast them from the Country Code Top-Level Domains.

|Governmental use, including governmental agencies and entities.

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==Sponsored Top-Level Domains==

A sponsored TLD is a specialized top-level domain that has a sponsor representing a specific community served by the domain. The communities involved are based on ethnic, geographical, professional, technical or other theme concepts proposed by private agencies or organizations that establish and enforce rules restricting the eligibility of registrants to use the TLD.

|International Adult Entertainment Corp

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==Country Code Top-Level Domains==

A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code.

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|Government entities or government-associated entities, individuals, organizations, companies and foreign entities with a presence in the Eldmora-Auregulus Confederation

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==Defunct Top-Level Domains==

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