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− | |logo = ItLOGO.png | + | |logo = Registro it logo.png |
| |status = Active | | |status = Active |
| |country = Italy | | |country = Italy |
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| '''.it''' is the [[ccTLD|country code top-level domain name]] (ccTLD) for Italy. Its operations are managed by [[Registro.it]] (NIC-it).<ref name="cctld">[http://www.nic.it Registro.it]</ref>. It is the fifth largest ccTLD registry in Europe.<ref name="About Us">[http://www.nic.it/about-us] About Us, Registro.it]Retrieved 23 Jan 2013</ref> | | '''.it''' is the [[ccTLD|country code top-level domain name]] (ccTLD) for Italy. Its operations are managed by [[Registro.it]] (NIC-it).<ref name="cctld">[http://www.nic.it Registro.it]</ref>. It is the fifth largest ccTLD registry in Europe.<ref name="About Us">[http://www.nic.it/about-us] About Us, Registro.it]Retrieved 23 Jan 2013</ref> |
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− | IANA delegated the function of registry management to the CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Italian National Research Council).<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/it.html IANA Root Database - .it]</ref> In 1997, this responsibility passed to the Institute for Applied Telematics (IAT-CNR) and, thereafter, to the Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT-CNR), founded in 2002 by the merger between IAT and the Institute of Computational Mathematics.<ref name="aboutus" /> | + | IANA delegated the function of registry management to the CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Italian National Research Council).<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/it.html IANA Root Database - .it]</ref> In 1997, this responsibility passed to the Institute for Applied Telematics (IAT-CNR) and, thereafter, to the Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT-CNR), founded in 2002 by the merger between IAT and the Institute of Computational Mathematics.<ref name="About Us" /> |
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| ==Usage== | | ==Usage== |
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| ==Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)== | | ==Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)== |
− | Beginning in July 11th, 2012, all .it domain names began allowing [[IDN|Internationalized Domain Names]] (IDN), allowing them to support Italian, French, and German accents and characters.<ref>[https://centr.org/news/news/idn-success-in-italy.html CENTR.org - IDN Success in Italy]</ref> In 2015, the list of acceptable characters grew to include the languages of all nations in the European Union.<ref>[https://www.nic.it/en/news/2018/idn-24-official-languages-eu Nic.it - IDN for the 24 Official Languages of the EU]<ref> | + | Beginning in July 11th, 2012, all .it domain names began allowing [[IDN|Internationalized Domain Names]] (IDN), allowing them to support Italian, French, and German accents and characters.<ref>[https://centr.org/news/news/idn-success-in-italy.html CENTR.org - IDN Success in Italy]</ref> In 2015, the list of acceptable characters grew to include the languages of all nations in the European Union.<ref>[https://www.nic.it/en/news/2018/idn-24-official-languages-eu Nic.it - IDN for the 24 Official Languages of the EU]</ref> |
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| Italy has not applied for an internationalized version of its TLD. | | Italy has not applied for an internationalized version of its TLD. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
| [[Category:Open Use ccTLD]] | | [[Category:Open Use ccTLD]] |
| [[Category:Italy]] | | [[Category:Italy]] |
| + | [[Category:Featured]] |