What is a domain name?
COM - commercial
entities
EDU - four year colleges
and universities
NET - organizations
directly involved in Internet operations, such as network providers and
network information centers
ORG - miscellaneous
organizations that don't fit any other category, such as non-profit
groups
GOV - United States
Federal Government entities
MIL - United States
military
COUNTRY CODES - a two letter abbreviation for a particular country. For
example, "UK" for United Kingdom or "FR" for France.
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