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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Understanding Internet Domains (.gov, .edu, .org, .com, and Beyond). Sep 24, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Sunday Extra - Domain names. Nov 19, 2025
Add new Web site: University of New Hampshire - IPMall - Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (PDF). Dec 05, 2024
Add new Web site: IBM - What is DNS (Domain Name System)? Oct 30, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN - Underscored - How to register a domain name. Jul 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - How to Choose a Domain Name for Your Website. Oct 19, 2023
Changed “Address” to “address.” Removed “a TCP/IP network such as.” Dec 16, 2021
Add new Web site: Lifewire - What Is a Domain Name? Mar 19, 2020
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Domain Name. Jun 09, 2014
ICANN announced in 2011 that it would accept nearly any word as a top-level domain. Jun 20, 2011
New article added. Feb 19, 2009
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