What is a Domain Name Extension?

 

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Domain Name Extension Explained

 

 

A domain name extension is the last part of the domain, this is the part that comes after the (.)

For example our domain name is tripoduk.com, the domain extension in this case is .com

 

Examples of some of the other "domain extensions" and their meanings are

 

com - Commercial

.net - Networks

.org - Organizations

.info - information

.biz - Business

.edu - Educational

.gov - Government

.int - International Organizations

.mil - Militry (US Dept of Defense)

.co.uk - UK Companies

.uk UK

.de - Germany

.us USA

 

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