What is domain extension?

[swikriti.sharma]

The definition of a domain extension is the notation at the end of a web address that specifies an Internet category or a country code.The top-level domain name in an Internet address, such as .com, .org and .edu.

[murtazaarfan]

it shows the type of your website like educational website (.edu), organisational website (.org) or commercial (.com) etc.

[johnmiller445]

Domain extension refers to the notation found at the end of web addresses. The extension is used to specify a country code or any web category. For example, .edu is a domain extension to specify educational institution as the web category.

[manoharparakh]

Domain name is used to address your website just like your name .Domain extension is basically top level domain .

Example : .com , .org and .edu .

People usually use .com because it is user friendly and it has more traffic .

[Akshay_M]

A top-level domain (TLD), also referred to as a domain extension, is the suffix that follows the domain name in a web address; the most widely-used is ".com". TLDs are managed by the Domain Name System of the Internet, which controls how domain names are translated into Internet Protocol, or IP, addresses.

[ahmadIT]

A domain extension, also known as a top-level domain (TLD), is the last part of a domain name that follows the dot (.) symbol. Examples of domain extensions include .com, .org, .net, .edu, and .gov.

Domain extensions are used to categorize and identify the purpose or type of website the domain name represents. For example, .com is commonly used for commercial websites, .org for non-profit organizations, .edu for educational institutions, and .gov for government agencies.

There are also country-specific domain extensions such as .uk for the United Kingdom, .it for Italy.

Suppose your domain name is ideal and unavailable in the extension you want. In that case, get.it.com offers an alternative to ".it.com". It allows you to register short and brandable domain names.