Domain, Top Level Domain (TLD)

Glossary

Domain, Top Level Domain (TLD)

Hierarchical scheme for indicating logical and sometimes geographical venue of a web-page from the network. Common domains are .edu (education), .gov (government agency), .net (network related), .com (commercial), .org (nonprofit and research organizations). Domains also indicate country: ca (Canada), uk (United Kingdom), au (Australia), jp (Japan), fr (France), etc. Neither of these lists is exhaustive.

The TLD is the last (right-hand) part of a complete Domain Name. For example in the domain name www.webdynamic.com.au, ".au" is the Top Level Domain.