'''.cern''' is a [[Brand TLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The successful applicant is [[European Organization for Nuclear Research]] ("CERN").<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> It was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 7th August 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>
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'''.cern''' is a [[Brand TLD]] delegated in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. [[European Organization for Nuclear Research]] ("CERN").manages the TLD and is its [[Registry]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 16 August, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 25 Mar 2015</ref><ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>