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Each TLD is managed by a single [[Registry]].

Each TLD is managed by a single [[Registry]].

 

There are different types of TLDs.   

There are different types of TLDs.   

* [[CCTLD]]

* [[CCTLD]]

These [[TLD]]s operated in different manners, and can be categorized in some simple ways:

These TLDs operated in different manners, and can be categorized in some simple ways:

* Operating Mode

* Operating Mode

**Closed - Not Accepting registrations, may be resolving evergreen/legacy/infrastructure subdomains.

**Closed - Not Accepting registrations, may be resolving evergreen/legacy/infrastructure subdomains.

* Level of Restriction

* Level of Restriction

**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 - 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).