What is a domain name ?
Looking for a domain name? You’ll find it to the right of the @ sign in an email address, or about ten characters into a URL. Desert Web Design’s domain name is desertwebdesign.com. Domain names are issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and they come with different extensions based on whether the domain belongs to a commerical enterprise (.com), an educational establishment (.edu), a government body (.gov), the military (.mil), a network (.net), or a nonprofit organization (.org).
Domain names are the human-friendly forms of Internet addresses, and are commonly used to find web sites. For example, the domain name wipo.int is used to locate the WIPO web site at http://www.wipo.int or the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center site at http://www.wipo.int/amc/. A domain name also forms the basis of other methods or applications on the Internet, such as file transfer (ftp) or email addresses – for example the email address arbiter.mail@wipo.int is also based on the domain name wipo.int.
(www. YourDomainName .com) It is a component of your internet address that is assigned to you that allows someone to locate you on the world wide web. It is your permanent address that can follow you no matter where in the world you might move. This is a very powerful tool for individuals as well as businesses. It allows for email addresses such as (you @ your-name .com), web site addresses personal and business.
A domain name is the core of any Web address. NetDotCom.com is a domain name, so are cisco.com and msn.com. Businesses and organizations generally try to get a domain name that matches their name. This makes their URL easy to remember and their site easy to find. There is a world wide group of companies that keep track of domain names and who they are registered to.
Related Questions
- Is it necessary for a Party to be represented by a lawyer in a CN domain name or Chinese domain name dispute administrative proceeding?
- To which disputes does the China Internet Network Information Center Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDRP) apply?
- How much does an administrative proceeding in regard to a disputed CN domain name or Chinese domain name cost?
