Domains – Domain Names

Domains

merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domain

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_(biology)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name

google.com/search?q=domains

hostgator.com/blog/different-types-domains/

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5 Different Types of Domains Available

1. Top-Level Domains (TLDs)
   1. data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt
2. Country Code Top Level Domains
3. Generic Top-Level Domains
4. Second-Level Domains
5. Third Level Domains

A bit misleading description… A better would be:

1. First-level domains – Top-Level Domains (TLDs)
   data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt
   Top-Level Domains in turn is divided into
   1. Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs; like com, edu, gov, net, org, …)
   2. Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs)
2. Second-level domains
3. Third-Level Domains
4. Fourth-, Fifth-, …