What is a domain extension?

[Cyril30]

What is a domain extension?

[soleseriouss]

A domain extension is the combination of characters following the period in a web address.

[laragiles]

A domain extension is the combination of characters following the period in a web address.

[donamiller90]

A domain extension is the combination of characters following the period in a web address.

[Electrum]

Domain name extensions are short abbreviated letters that sit behind your domain name which help to identify the content type on your website. For example, a .ORG is an organizational website, an .EDU is an education website, and a .GOV is a government website. Domain names are used in place of long IP addresses to make web browsing easier.

[sekar]

Domain Extension is for identifying for website services [what are the service providing] like .Net, .Co, .org , .gov, .edu etc.

[davidweb09]

A domian extension is the address on which a website is pointed. https://bit.ly/3ylHZ5t

[mizanur_rahman]

Domain name extensions are the last part of a domain name .This typically means selecting a TLD that is popular. Here are five of the most common domain extensions to consider.
.com
.net
.org
.co
.us

[annaalford]

What is a domain extension?

A domain extension is the part of a website address that comes after the dot (.). For example, in "www.example.com", ".com" is the domain extension.

Domain extensions can be one of many different types, such as .com, .net, .org, or country-specific extensions like .co.uk or .de. New domain extensions are being released all the time, and you can check out a list of them on IANA's website.

When choosing a domain extension for your website, it's important to think about what you want your site to be used for. For example, if you're setting up a business website, you'll probably want to choose a domain extension like .

[juliaalan]

Domain name extensions are the last part of a domain name. For example, in ‘oryon.net,’ the domain name extension is .net.

You’ll also see domain name extensions referred to as top-level domains (TLDs). These terms will be used interchangeably throughout the post.

Your domain name and domain name extension give you a working domain name that your target audience can type into their browsers to access your website.


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