It's not uncommon for most people to have a limited understanding of domain name extensions- what do they all mean? Extensions are the different categories of Internet domain names. Here are a few of them along with an explanation of what they mean:
.com: Stands for the word 'commercial.' This domain extension is the most commonly used extension in the world, for commercial and non-commercial interests, although traditionally it's recognized as the domain suffix businesses.
.net: Represents the word 'network.' This extension is popular with Internet service providers and web hosts- any business that is related to the Internet.
.org: For the word 'organization.' Non-profit groups and trade organizations tend to gravitate toward this one.
.biz: An alternative to the .com extension, this one is used mostly for small business websites, as the name implies.
.info: Signifies that you've reached an informational website containing reliable and trustworthy resources. After .com, .net, and .org, this is the most popular domain suffix.
.mobi: This is short for 'mobile.' Websites that can be easily viewed on mobile devices use this domain extension to signify this fact.
.us: For U.S. websites, this is a country-specific code that's gaining in popularity because of the domain name availability under this extension.
.tv: For websites that contain a significant amount of media content, including video and multi-media. Entertainment and media websites are the most common users of this extension.
.name: Designated for websites put up for personal use- it provides an easier way to remember the personal websites of friends and family, and create memorable photo albums and blogs.
.co.uk: The country code for the United Kingdom. The .co portion of the address refers to the commercial use of the website (instead of .com). Although British companies gravitate toward this domain name, anyone in the world can register a .co.uk web address. Also, there are other variations on the .uk extension- you can use .org for organizations and .me for personal websites.
.ca: This is the extension for the country of Canada. A top level domain exists for a whole group of countries, so if you want to make your domain name location-specific, select the appropriate country code.
A complete list of domain name extensions would end up being quite long- the above information represents the most common top level domains currently in use.
