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I see a lot of other domains that end in .edu, .gov, and .mil. I also see a lot with two-letter endings
such as .us or .uk. What are these?
When the domain name system was developed, six of these so-called top-level domains were created. Three
were designed to be open to anyone: .com, .net, and .org. The other three were reserved, and so only
nonprofit educational institutions can use .edu, only governmental entities within the United States can
use .gov, and only branches of the United States military can use .mil. The two-letter top-level domains
designate countries; .us is for the United States and .uk is Britain. The popular .tv domain actually belongs
to the island nation of Tuvalu. Today, many other top-level domains exist as well, such as .aero and .name,
but .com remains the most popular.7 Complete the remainder of
the steps for the checkout
process.
Your domain name is now
purchased.
The next page opens,
offering additional domains.
6 Click No, Thanks.