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A complete list of domain extensions

A list of popular and lesser-known domain name extensions and TLDs are posted here as follows. I hope that this list would be useful for those looking for this or similar information.

.arpa A top-level domain name used for ArpaNet sites.
.com Pronounced “dot com.” A top-level domain name used for commercial Internet sites.
.edu A top-level domain name used for educational sites.
.biz A top-level domain name used for a business.
.gov A top-level domain name used for a U.S. government site on the Internet.
.int A top-level domain name used for international institutions.
.info A top-level domain name used for a general information site
.mil A top-level domain name for a U.S. military site on the Internet.
.mobi A top-level domain name for a sites made for mobile phones.
.nato A top-level domain name used for NATO sites.
.net A top-level domain name used for Internet administrative sites.
.nom An ending of an address for a personal site on the Internet.
.name A top-level domain name used for a person’s name.
.org A top-level domain name for organizational Internet sites.
.store An ending of an address for an Internet site that is for a retail business.
.web An ending of an address for an Internet site that is about the World Wide Web.

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