A name owned by a person or organization that is used as an Internet address to identify the location of particular Web pages.
Every domain name has a suffix that indicates which top level domain (TLD) it belongs to. There are a limited number of such domains. For example:
- biz – Business
- com – commercial business
- edu – Educational institutions
- gov – Government agencies
- info – Information
- mil – Military
- mobi – Must be used for mobile-compatible sites in accordance with standards.
- net – Network organizations
- org – Organizations (nonprofit)
- us – United States
- de – Germany (Deutschland)
In some cases, especially in a highly competitive markets, it is advantageous to secure your domain names using several domain name suffixes (eg., yourbiz.com, yourbiz.net, yourbiz.biz). This will help prevent others from using a name that is very similar to yours and protects your brand from negative competition.
