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A '''domain name''' is the common name for a [[Web site]].
Web servers, as is the case with all computers, are given [[IP address|IP addresses]] when on the Internet. IP addresses may be represented by domain names (this is called "name resolution"). One example of a domain name would be "www.conservapedia.com".
==Subdomain==
The first portion of a domain name (usually "www") is known as a ''subdomain''.
==Top-level domain==
The last portion of a Web site's name is known as a top-level domain (or TLD). Common TLDs of US Web sites include ".com" (commercial site), ".org" (non-profit organization), ".edu" (educational institution), ".gov" (government institution), and ".mil" (military institution). Other countries have their own TLDs, such as Britain's ".co.uk" and Germany's ".de" TLD.
==See also==
*[[Web site]]
*[[IP address]]
Web servers, as is the case with all computers, are given [[IP address|IP addresses]] when on the Internet. IP addresses may be represented by domain names (this is called "name resolution"). One example of a domain name would be "www.conservapedia.com".
==Subdomain==
The first portion of a domain name (usually "www") is known as a ''subdomain''.
==Top-level domain==
The last portion of a Web site's name is known as a top-level domain (or TLD). Common TLDs of US Web sites include ".com" (commercial site), ".org" (non-profit organization), ".edu" (educational institution), ".gov" (government institution), and ".mil" (military institution). Other countries have their own TLDs, such as Britain's ".co.uk" and Germany's ".de" TLD.
==See also==
*[[Web site]]
*[[IP address]]