{"id":18961,"date":"2020-10-26T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=18961"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T09:07:11","slug":"what-is-a-top-level-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/what-is-a-top-level-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Top-Level Domain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What’s a Top Level Domain TLD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Top-level domain (TLD)<\/strong> refers to the last segment of a domain name<\/a> that comes after the last dot, for example <\/span>COM, SG, ORG, NET, GOV. It tells you the nature of the domain name, such as its purpose, geographical area, or even the organization that owns it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In order words, a domain name is the name of your website that people type in the browser address bar to access your website. If you are wondering what the letters at the end of every URL link mean, they are known as its top-level domain (TLD)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is a nonprofit organization designed as the postal system that coordinates domains and IP addresses and root servers for the internet.<\/p>\n

Choosing The Right TLD<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The TLD you choose will eventually have an impact on your website. Therefore, it is important to consider your objectives and end goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Have A Cool Domain Name in Mind?<\/h3>\n

Use our simple domain availability checker to check
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What Are The Different Types Of TLDs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before this change in ICANN policy – opening of the 2012 application process for the New gTLD Program, there were only 22 available gTLDs.<\/p>\n

But now, there are 6 types of top-level domains which are regulated by the <\/span>Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Generic top-level domains (gTLD)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Country code top-level domains (ccTLD)<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Infrastructure top-level domain (ARPA)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Restricted generic top-level domains (gTLD)<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Sponsored top-level domains (sTLD)<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Test top-level domains (tTLD)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Generic top-level domain (gTLD)<\/b><\/h3>\n

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    It is the most common and popular domain<\/a> that allows all general users to register.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Examples of some of the popular gTLDs include:<\/span><\/p>\n