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TLD or TLDN

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Definition:

TLD stands for Top-Level Domain and TLDN stands for Top-Level Domain Name.

A TLD or TLDN is the most generic portion of a domain name. It is found in the rightmost position of a domain name.

There are two types of TLDs:

  • Country code TLDs - called ccTLD
  • Generic TLDs - called gTLD
Also Known As: top-level domain name, top-level domain
Alternate Spellings: top level domain name, top level domain
Examples:

Some commonly used generic TLDs include:

.com, .edu, .net, .org

Some commonly used country code TLDs include:

.au (Australia), .de (Germany), .fr (France), .uk (United Kingdom), .us (United States)

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