Domain Glossary
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.ai
Anguilla's ccTLD — now the premier extension for AI companies and products.
.co
Colombia's ccTLD — marketed as a startup-friendly alternative to .com.
.com
The world's most valuable and recognized TLD — the gold standard for domain investing and commercial websites.
.io
The ccTLD for British Indian Ocean Territory — widely adopted by tech startups and developer products.
.net
The second most established gTLD — generally worth a fraction of the equivalent .com.
Brandable Domain
A made-up or coined domain name that works well as a memorable brand (e.g., Zillow, Spotify).
ccTLD (Country-Code Top-Level Domain)
A two-letter TLD tied to a specific country, such as .uk, .de, or .ca.
Domain Hack
A domain where the TLD completes a word or phrase — like "del.icio.us" or "instagr.am."
Exact Match Domain (EMD)
A domain that exactly matches a search query — once gamed for SEO, now of limited standalone value.
Geographic Domain
A domain containing a geographic location name — city, region, or country — valued for local traffic and business.
gTLD (Generic Top-Level Domain)
A TLD not tied to a specific country — includes .com, .net, .org, .io, and hundreds of new gTLDs.
Keyword Domain
A domain containing descriptive words relevant to the business (e.g., Insurance.com, Hotels.com).
LLL Domain
A three-letter .com domain — all 17,576 combinations are registered and trade as premium assets.
LLLL Domain
A four-letter .com domain — pronounceable combinations are especially valued as liquid assets.
New gTLD
The hundreds of new generic TLDs introduced after ICANN's 2012 expansion, like .shop, .app, and .club.
Numeric Domain
A domain consisting entirely of numbers — especially valued in Chinese markets.
Premium Domain
A domain name valued well above standard registration cost due to its quality, length, or keywords.
Second-Level Domain (SLD)
The main part of a domain name — the "example" in "example.com."
Subdomain
A prefix to a domain name (e.g., "blog.example.com") created for free via DNS.
Three-Letter Domain (3L)
A domain with exactly three characters before the TLD — all 3L .com combinations are taken.
TLD (Top-Level Domain)
The rightmost part of a domain name — e.g., .com, .net, .org.
Two-Letter Domain (2L)
A domain with only two characters before the TLD — extremely scarce and highly valued on .com.