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What is a Domain?

Domain Names are your own private address, your "Virtual Real Estate" on the Internet. It is your unique identity, your brand, your Location. 

Try Suggest-A-Name search to help you find a suitable domain name. This is a name wizard that generates possibilities based on keywords and business names from Verio.

 

If you are speculating or are a designer of web sites for customers abroad, here is a handy little translator to cross new domain names to other languages.

BABEL FISH  Babel Fish

Domain Names have a hierarchical structure, and the highest level domains are the Top-Level Domains (TLDs). There are over 200 TLD's in existence, with plans for the gradual creation of more. An example of a TLD is ".com, .net, .org". Each TLD has a primary Domain Authority that grants domain names to applicants. Click here for further definitions

Next down on the hierarchical tree are second level domains (SLDs). An example of an SLD is "JustRightDomains".com.

Next are the third, fourth, fifth (and so on) level domains. An example of a third-level domain is "www".JustRightDomains.com. Third level domains (and below) are created by the owner of the SLD, not by the Domain Authority.

 

What is a Domain Name?

A domain name is a human-friendly translation of an IP network address. So, instead of remembering 212.63.84.62, you can just type in "www.yourdomain.com". Your domain name is your home, or your address, on the Internet.

 

What are the different kinds of Domains?

 

Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD's)

Generic Top-Level domains are not linked to any territory. Generic top-level domains include the familiar .com, .org, and .net, and will soon be expanded to include new domain names.

Country Code Top-Level Domains

Each country and territory in the world has its own top-level domains. The United Kingdom, for instance, uses .uk. France uses .fr, Denmark .dk, and so on. Each country domain has its own rules and regulations about who can register.

 

Who can register a domain name?

In a generic TLD anyone can register any name, assuming that it's not taken already. That's not to say that if you register someone else's name (and they can prove it theirs), you won't have it taken away. In a country TLD, there are often restrictions about who can register a domain name. Common restrictions include having to be a registered company or having a registered trademark.