A Domain Names TLD stands for 'Top Level Domain' and is the part that is designed to specify which category or country the web site falls under. Though most people tend to ignore the categories and grab the name because it is available due to the limited availability of domain names these days.
| gTLD |
Description |
Registry |
| .areo |
Air Transport Industry |
Unknown |
| .biz |
Designed to be used by Businesses |
Unknown |
| .com |
Designed for Commerical use |
VeriSign |
| .edu |
Education. |
Unknown |
| .gov |
U.S Government. |
Unknown |
| .info |
Information |
Unknown |
| .mil |
Used by the U.S. Military |
Unknown |
| .mobi |
Designed for Mobile Devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. |
Mobi JV |
| .name |
Personal sites of individuals |
Unknown |
| .net |
Network. |
VeriSign |
| .org |
Organisation. |
Unknown |