proposed top-level domain
There are several proposed top-level domains which have not yet been approved by ICANN, as of 2007.
Location-based
- .berlin - Berlin.
- .nyc - New York City.
- .lat - General Latin American websites, similar to .asia and .eu.
Language and nationality
| It has been suggested that .bzh, .cym, .gal and .sco be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) |
These proposals are centered on creating an independent internet identity for linguistic and cultural communities. They are mostly inspired by the success of the .cat domain created for websites in the Catalan language or about Catalan culture.
- .bzh - Breton language and Brittany
- .cym - Welsh language and Wales.
- .gal - Galician language and Galicia (Spain).
- .sco - Scots language, Scottish Gaelic language and Scotland in general.
Children
| It has been suggested that .kid and .kids be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) |
- .kid - proposed by the European Parliament.
- .kids - proposed by Tucows.
Technical
- .geo - Generic geographical locations.
- .mail - A domain for e-mail networks, proposed to facilitate fighting e-mail spam.
- .web
Specialized and professional topics
- .post - Postal organizations.
- .xxx - Adult entertainment.
External Links
| Generic top-level domains | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unsponsored | .biz .com .edu .gov .info .int .mil .name .net .org | |
| Sponsored | .aero .asia .cat .coop .jobs .mobi .museum .pro .tel .travel | |
| Regional | .eu .asia | |
| Infrastructure | .arpa .root | |
| Proposed | locations: .berlin .lat
.nyc children: .kid .kids language communities: .bzh .cym .gal .sco technical: .geo .mail .web other: .post .xxx |
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| Deleted/retired | .nato | |
| Reserved | .example .invalid .localhost .test | |
| Pseudo-domains | .bitnet .csnet .ip .local .onion .uucp | |
| Unofficial | see Alternative DNS roots | |
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See also: Country code top-level domains |
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