TLD Types & Classification

How top-level domains are categorized: gTLDs, ccTLDs, sTLDs, and the new gTLD program.

TLD (टॉप-लेवल डोमेन)

The last segment of a domain name (e.g., .com, .org, .uk).

gTLD (जेनेरिक टॉप-लेवल डोमेन)

Top-level domain with 3+ characters not tied to a specific country.

ccTLD (देश-कोड टॉप-लेवल डोमेन)

Two-letter TLD assigned to a specific country or territory.

New gTLD (नया जेनेरिक टॉप-लेवल डोमेन)

Generic top-level domains introduced through ICANN's 2012+ New gTLD Program.

लेगेसी TLD

Original gTLDs (.com, .net, .org) that predate the New gTLD Program.

sTLD (प्रायोजित टॉप-लेवल डोमेन)

Specialized TLD with eligibility requirements, managed by a sponsoring organization.

ब्रांड TLD (.brand)

New gTLD using a company's brand name, operated exclusively by that company.

भौगोलिक TLD (GeoTLD)

New gTLD representing a geographic region (city, state, or territory).

IDN TLD (अंतर्राष्ट्रीयकृत डोमेन नाम TLD)

TLD written in non-Latin scripts (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, etc.).

SLD (द्वितीय-स्तर डोमेन)

The part of a domain name directly left of the TLD (e.g., 'example' in example.com).

FQDN (पूरी तरह से क्वालीफाइड डोमेन नाम)

Complete domain name with all labels from host to TLD (e.g., www.example.com.).

प्रतिबंधित TLD

TLD that limits registration to eligible organizations or individuals.

इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर TLD (.arpa)

Special-purpose TLD (.arpa) reserved exclusively for DNS infrastructure and protocol use.

आरक्षित टेस्ट TLD

IANA-reserved TLDs (.test, .example, .invalid, .localhost) guaranteed never to resolve in the public DNS.

TLD ऑपरेटर (रजिस्ट्री ऑपरेटर)

Entity authorized by ICANN to administer all domain registrations within a specific TLD.

सौंपा गया TLD

TLD formally added to the DNS root zone by IANA and resolvable on the public internet.

ASCII TLD

TLD composed entirely of ASCII characters, natively compatible with all DNS software without encoding.

ओपन TLD

TLD with unrestricted registration policies open to any person or entity worldwide.

कम्युनिटी TLD

TLD designed to serve a specific community of interest with eligibility restrictions and community-aligned policies.

सामान्य-प्रतिबंधित TLD

Legacy gTLDs (.biz, .name, .pro) intended for specific uses but with limited enforcement of registration restrictions.

TLD स्ट्रिंग

The proposed character sequence for a new TLD, evaluated by ICANN for similarity, geography, and conflicts.

डॉट-ब्रांड TLD (.brand)

Company-operated new gTLD using a brand name as the extension, unavailable for public registration.