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| [[IANA]] currently lists the following eligible categories of TLDs:<ref>[https://www.iana.org/help/eligible-tlds IANA.org - Eligible TLD strings]</ref> | | [[IANA]] currently lists the following eligible categories of TLDs:<ref>[https://www.iana.org/help/eligible-tlds IANA.org - Eligible TLD strings]</ref> |
− | *Approved [[Generic Top Level Domain|generic TLDs]];
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− | *Two-letter country codes based on the [[ISO 3166-1]] alpha-two code ([[ccTLD|country code top level domains]]);
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− | *[[IDN Fast Track]] approved strings;
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| *Strings eligible under ICANN Board Resolution 00.74 (currently this category applies to only one domain, .eu);<ref>[https://features.icann.org/2000-09-25-delegation-cctlds ICANN - Board Resolution on the Delegation of ccTLDs]</ref> | | *Strings eligible under ICANN Board Resolution 00.74 (currently this category applies to only one domain, .eu);<ref>[https://features.icann.org/2000-09-25-delegation-cctlds ICANN - Board Resolution on the Delegation of ccTLDs]</ref> |
| *"Grandfathered" TLDs from prior to 2000, based on "exceptionally reserved" codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard (this category currently applies to two TLDs - .uk and .ac); | | *"Grandfathered" TLDs from prior to 2000, based on "exceptionally reserved" codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard (this category currently applies to two TLDs - .uk and .ac); |
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| ! Dates !! TLDs !! Use !! Reason !! Significance | | ! Dates !! TLDs !! Use !! Reason !! Significance |
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− | | 1983 || [[.no]] || [[ccTLD|country code TLD]] || Restricted to use by entities in Norway || The first ccTLD | + | | 1983 || [[.no]] || [[ccTLD|country code TLD]] || Restricted to use by entities in Norway || The first two-letter country code based on the [[ISO 3166-1]] |
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| | October 1984 || [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]] || Open || Any person or entity is permitted to register a domain name using these TLDs|| The first [[gTLD]]s | | | October 1984 || [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]] || Open || Any person or entity is permitted to register a domain name using these TLDs|| The first [[gTLD]]s |