TLD

=TLD= Author: Rikuto Minemura

What is an TLD?
TLD stands for top-level domain. It is one of the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name system of the Internet. The TLDs are installed in the root zone of the name space, and it is the letters that come at the end of the URLs of each website. There are also other special TLDs that have special meanings. The country code TLD (ccTLD) (ccTLD click on link for more deatils on ccTLD) shows which country's website it is, the infrastructure domain which shows that the website is exclusively for Internet Infrastructure purposes, historical domains which shows that the website isn't used much now but it has historical information, and other reserved domains. It is much easier to remember than long numbered IP addresses. The letters at the end which shows the TLD are also called labels. And since there is a TOP level domain, there is also a second level domain. It is the words that come before the TLDs. Also, TLD can be refered as third-level domain but sicne the topd level is more major, its often refered as the top-level and not the third level.

Examples of TLDs and ccTLDs
TLDs
 * **.com:** commercial domains, now the largest presence on the Web
 * **.org:** organization, can be any type of organization
 * **.gov:** government agency, usually federal, but can be state
 * **.edu:** educational institution
 * **.net:** Internet Service Provider or network

ccTLDs
 * .jp: Japan
 * .kr: Korea
 * .ie: Ireland
 * .cr: Costa Rica
 * .cu: Cuba
 * .us America