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Domain Glossary

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.co

Colombia's ccTLD — marketed as a startup-friendly alternative to .com.

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.com

The world's most valuable and recognized TLD — the gold standard for domain investing and commercial websites.

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.io

The ccTLD for British Indian Ocean Territory — widely adopted by tech startups and developer products.

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.net

The second most established gTLD — generally worth a fraction of the equivalent .com.

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Brandable Domain

A made-up or coined domain name that works well as a memorable brand (e.g., Zillow, Spotify).

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ccTLD (Country-Code Top-Level Domain)

A two-letter TLD tied to a specific country, such as .uk, .de, or .ca.

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Domain Hack

A domain where the TLD completes a word or phrase — like "del.icio.us" or "instagr.am."

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Geographic Domain

A domain containing a geographic location name — city, region, or country — valued for local traffic and business.

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gTLD (Generic Top-Level Domain)

A TLD not tied to a specific country — includes .com, .net, .org, .io, and hundreds of new gTLDs.

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Keyword Domain

A domain containing descriptive words relevant to the business (e.g., Insurance.com, Hotels.com).

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Premium Domain

A domain name valued well above standard registration cost due to its quality, length, or keywords.

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Second-Level Domain (SLD)

The main part of a domain name — the "example" in "example.com."

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Subdomain

A prefix to a domain name (e.g., "blog.example.com") created for free via DNS.

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TLD (Top-Level Domain)

The rightmost part of a domain name — e.g., .com, .net, .org.

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