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A Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) is one of the top level domains (TLD) in the Domain Name System (DNS) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). There are 21 gTLDs in the root zone of the internet and they are categorized as:^[1]

generic (.com,.info, .net, .org) which can be used for general purposes;
sponsored, (.aero, .asia, .cat, .coop, .edu, .gov, .int, .jobs, .mil, .mobi, .tel and .travel) which can only be used by entities engaged within the specific industry;
generic restricted(.biz, .name, .pro) which can be use only for their specified purposes and
infrastructure(.arpa) is exclusively used to support operationally-critical infrastructural identifier spaces and it is operated by IANA.

The gTLDs are managed and operated by their sponsor organizations and registry operators that were approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

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-'''Generic Top Level Domains''' ('''gTLDs''') are [[TLD]]s with three or more characters.  Generally speaking, an unsponsored gTLD [[Registry]] operates under policies established by the global Internet community directly through the [[ICANN]] process. .biz, .com, .info, .name, .net, .org, and .pro are [[unsponsored TLD]]s.  [[.asia|.Asia]] is an example of a sponsored TLD.
+A '''Generic Top Level Domain''' ('''gTLD''') is one of the top level domains ([[TLD]]) in the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]). There are 21 gTLDs in the root zone of the internet and they are categorized as:<ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/# IANA Root Zone Data Base]</ref>
+* '''generic''' ([[.com]],[[.info]], [[.net]], [[.org]]) which can be used for general purposes;
+* '''sponsored,''' ([[.aero]], [[.asia]], [[.cat]], [[.coop]], .edu, .gov, .int, .jobs, .mil, .mobi, .tel and .travel) which can only be used by entities engaged within the specific industry;
+* '''generic restricted'''(.biz, .name, .pro) which can be use only for their specified purposes and
+* '''infrastructure'''(.arpa) is exclusively used to support operationally-critical infrastructural identifier spaces and it is operated by IANA.
+The gTLDs are managed and operated by their sponsor organizations and registry operators that were approved by the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]].
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-Going forward, TLDs will be identified as either "open" or "community."
-== External Links ==
-* [http://www.iana.org/gtld/gtld.htm IANA Generic Top-Level Domains]
-* [http://80.124.160.66/icann-algorithm/Default.aspx Compute Visual Similarity Of Candidate Top-Level Domains]
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-* [http://www.icann.org/correspondence/baker-to-thrush-18dec08.pdf 2008.12.18 Department of Commerce letter reminding ICANN of promised study regarding new gTLDs.]
-* [http://icannwiki.org/images/3/38/New-gtld-draft-rfp-24oct08-en.pdf 2008.10.24 New gTLD Draft RFP Applicant Guidebook]
-* [http://icannwiki.org/images/b/b0/New_gTLD_Program_-_Evaluation_Process_-_Paris.pdf 2008.10.xx Application Process Flowchart]
-* [http://icannwiki.org/images/1/1a/GTLDUpdateParis-23jun08.pdf 2008.06.xx gTLD Update - Paris]
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