The top-level portion of a domain name describes the type of
organization holding that name. The major categories for top-level
domains are:
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.