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The name example is reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.

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Top level domain.name: example
Top level domain.introduced: 1999
Top level domain.type: Reserved top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Reserved to prevent confusion and conflict
Top level domain.registry: IANA
Top level domain.sponsor: None
Top level domain.intendeduse: Example top-level domain for documentation
Top level domain.actualuse: Sometimes used in intended manner in documentation
Top level domain.restrictions: No registrations are possible
Top level domain.structure: As needed in example usage
Top level domain.disputepolicy: None
Top level domain.website: None

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inception: 1999-00-00

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The name example is reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.

==Reserved DNS names== In 1999, the Internet Engineering Task Force reserved the DNS labels example, invalid, localhost, and test so that they may not be installed into the root zone of the Domain Name System.