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• GLOSSARY of Internet Terms
  
  
  Domain Name

  A domain name ( the text name like yourwebsite.com) is the name that identifies the numeric IP address of a computer on the Internet. Each domain name is unique. There is an organization called InterNIC that registers domain names for a fee.

  The most common "top level domains" have the following suffixes that indicate what type of site you're at.

  • .com (commercial business)
  • .org (nonprofit organization)
  • .edu (educational institutions)
  • .net (network organizations)
  • .mil (military)
  • .gov (government agencies)

  The are also some more relatively "new" suffixes:

  • .arts for arts and cultural entities
  • .firm for businesses
  • .pro for professional
  • .rec for recreation and entertainment
  • .store for merchants
  • .web for Web services

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