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A name that identifies one or more IP addresses. For example, the domain name microsoft.com represents about a dozen IP addresses. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Web pages. For example, in the URL http://www.pcwebopedia.com/index.html, the domain name is pcwebopedia.com. Every domain name has a suffix that indicates which top level domain (TLD) it belongs to. There are only a limited number of such domains. For example: gov - Government agencies edu - Educational institutions org - Organizations (nonprofit) mil - Military com - commercial business net - Network organizations ca - Canada th - Thailand Because the Internet is based on IP addresses, not domain names, every Web server requires a Domain Name System (DNS) server to translate domain names into IP addresses. See "Registering a Domain Name" and "Understanding Internet Governance" in the Did You Know...? section of Webopedia. See also "Countries and Their Domain Extensions" in Webopedia's Quick Reference Section.
American Association of Domain Names site  Home page of the American Association of Domain Names (AADN), a non-profit association of and for domain name owners. InterNIC's home page  Features information on InterNIC's directory and database services, tools and resources for the Internet community, Scout report and net-happenings publications, and domain name registration and IP network number assignment services. checkdomain.com Allows users to find out if a domain name is registered or still available. Connected Encyclopedia's description of domain names Explains Internet domains and their naming conventions. Domain Name Registries Contains links to domain name registries around the world. Internet Gold-Rush: Domain name news and information Provides links to domain name news and information, analysis and commentary, guides to buying and selling domain names, and over 120 links to related information. Internet leaves the U.S. nest CNN article, October, 1998, on how the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is considering how to mesh together several proposals for a new nonprofit corporation to oversee the Internet's growth. The article includes links to the latest developments in this area. Network Solutions Home page for Network Solutions, currently acting as the exclusive registrar of Internet domain names within the .com, .net, .edu and .org top-level domains, persuant to agreements with the National Science Foundation. Registration Forms from Network Solutions Access to forms used to register a new contact NIC handle and to modify existing contact NIC handle information. Yahoo!'s domain naming organizations Yahoo!'s directory of domain naming organizations. Domain.com Domain name registration, Web hosting, e-mail services, domain search, and SEO services.

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