Different types of Domain names
⦁ Top-Level Domains (TLD)
⦁ Country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLD)
⦁ Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD)
⦁ Internationalized country code Top-Level Domains (IDN ccTLD)
Top-Level Domains (TLD):
Six top-level domain names were made available in 1985 by The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). These top-level domains (TLDs), which are also known as domain name extensions, stand for the top tire of the Domain Name System. They involve.
⦁ .com: The first top-level domain that was generally used was.com, which stands for commercial Although.com domains were actually planned for commercial usage, there were few limitations. The most well- known and often used type of top-level domain for companies, websites, and email by the middle of the 1990s was.com.
⦁ .net: The domain extension.net, which stands for “network,” was designed especially for businesses engaged in network technology, such as internet service providers and network firms. Similar to.com, the limitations intended to restrict.net, with many considering it to be a close second using the.com top-level domain.
⦁ .edu: Shorthand for education, .edu was made for education institutions. Although it was created with all colleges in mind, the TLD.edu grew to be associated with only American educational institutions. Foreign universities will combine.edu with their country-level domain, which we will cover in the section below.
⦁ .org: Shorthand for organization, .org was created for nonprofits. As we’ve seen with these other top-level domains, such intentions were often not upheld or enforced over time. These days. Org is used as a top-level domain by nonprofits, for-profit businesses, schools, and communities.
⦁ .mil: The.mil extension was made specifically for the U.S. military branches and stands for “military”. Compared to other top-level domains, this restriction is still in place. These days, using second-and third-level domains alongside the.mil TLD is extremely prevalent.
⦁ .gov: Shorthand for “government, was limited for usage by American federal governmental agencies and personal only, similar to.mil Governmental organizations, projects, cities, states, towns, counties, and Native American tribes all use the.gov domain name today.
