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There are different types of TLDs.
There are different types of TLDs.
===[[gTLD]]s===
===[[gTLD]]s===
*[[brand TLD]]s - corporations use their corporate name as their website's top-level identifier instead of .com or .biz domain space
*[[community TLD]]s relate to local events, gatherings, or organizations.
*[[brand TLD]]s
*[[geoTLD]]s represent geographical or regional areas that are not countries with three or more ASCII characters.
*[[community TLD]]s
*[[New gTLD Program|nTLD]]s
*[[hSTLD]]s
*[[hSTLD]]s
*[[All New gTLD Applications|nTLD]]s - domains that were introduced beginning in October 2013
*[[sTLD]]s - has a sponsor for a specific purpose, such as to represent a specific ethnic community, professional group, or geographical location.
===[[ccTLD]]s===
===[[ccTLD]]s===
* Unrestricted - If there are no requirements that must be met in order to register a name under a TLD, that TLD is Unrestricted.
* Unrestricted - If there are no requirements that must be met in order to register a name under a TLD, that TLD is Unrestricted.
* Restricted - Requiring Local Physical Address, Local Tax ID, or other specific criteria be met to qualify in order to provision a name.
* Restricted - Requiring Local Physical Address, Local Tax ID, or other specific criteria be met to qualify in order to provision a name.
* Sponsored - A variation on Restricted, the applicant for a domain in an [[STLD]] must meet the requirements within that TLD (ie. [[.jobs]] would require that Human Resources be involved, [[.travel]] would require certain Travel criteria are met, etc).
* Sponsored -
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[[Category: Glossary]]
[[Category: Glossary]]
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