Top-Level Domain: Difference between revisions

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There are different types of TLDs.

===[[gTLD]]s===

*[[geoTLD]]s

*[[brand TLD]]s - corporations use their corporate name as their website's top-level identifier instead of .com or .biz domain space

*[[sTLD]]s

*[[community TLD]]s relate to local events, gatherings, or organizations.

*[[brand TLD]]s

*[[geoTLD]]s represent geographical or regional areas that are not countries with three or more ASCII characters.

*[[community TLD]]s

*[[~~New gTLD Program|nTLD~~]]s

*[[hSTLD]]s

*[[All New gTLD Applications|nTLD]]s - domains that were introduced beginning in October 2013

*[[sTLD]]s - has a sponsor for a specific purpose, such as to represent a specific ethnic community, professional group, or geographical location.

===[[ccTLD]]s===

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* Unrestricted - If there are no requirements that must be met in order to register a name under a TLD, that TLD is Unrestricted.

* Restricted - Requiring Local Physical Address, Local Tax ID, or other specific criteria be met to qualify in order to provision a name.

* Sponsored - A variation on Restricted, the applicant for a domain in an [[STLD]] must meet the requirements within that TLD (ie. [[.jobs]] would require that Human Resources be involved, [[.travel]] would require certain Travel criteria are met, etc).

* Sponsored -

~~==References==~~

~~{{reflist}}~~

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[[Category: Glossary]]

[[Category: Acronym]]

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 There are different types of TLDs.
 ===[[gTLD]]s===
-*[[geoTLD]]s
+*[[brand TLD]]s - corporations use their corporate name as their website's top-level identifier instead of .com or .biz domain space
-*[[sTLD]]s
+*[[community TLD]]s relate to local events, gatherings, or organizations.
-*[[brand TLD]]s
+*[[geoTLD]]s represent geographical or regional areas that are not countries with three or more ASCII characters.
-*[[community TLD]]s
-*[[New gTLD Program|nTLD]]s
 *[[hSTLD]]s
+*[[All New gTLD Applications|nTLD]]s - domains that were introduced beginning in October 2013
+*[[sTLD]]s - has a sponsor for a specific purpose, such as to represent a specific ethnic community, professional group, or geographical location.
 ===[[ccTLD]]s===
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 * Unrestricted - If there are no requirements that must be met in order to register a name under a TLD, that TLD is Unrestricted.
 * Restricted - Requiring Local Physical Address, Local Tax ID, or other specific criteria be met to qualify in order to provision a name.
-* Sponsored - A variation on Restricted, the applicant for a domain in an [[STLD]] must meet the requirements within that TLD (ie. [[.jobs]] would require that Human Resources be involved, [[.travel]] would require certain Travel criteria are met, etc).
+* Sponsored -
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
 __NOTOC__
 [[Category: Glossary]]
 [[Category: Acronym]]