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Extensions

These are at the end of the domain name which has a period mark before it. At first there were six main extensions:

• .com - Commercial use
• .net - network / Internet service provider use
• .org - Organizational use
• .edu - Educational use (Schools and universities)
• .mil - Military use
• .gov - Governmental use

Today, there are many other URL extensions. These are usually either a top level domain or interest grouping. Each country has its own top level domain, for example, .ca for Canada, .us for the United States of America or .co.uk for the United Kingdom. Many countries have a government-only extension, for example the United States uses .gov or .fed.us, .gc.ca for Canada and .gov.uk for the United Kingdom. Interest group domains would include .tv (television), .pro (professionals) and .xxx (pornography). These are not used as often as the original extensions.