.net
Sign in to saveThe domain name net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from the word network, indicating it was originally intended for organizations involved in networking technologies, such as Internet service providers and other infrastructure companies. However, there are no official restrictions and the domain is now a general-purpose namespace.
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".net" is a web address ending (called a domain extension) that was originally created for companies involved in internet and networking infrastructure, like Internet service providers. Today, anyone can use a ".net" address for their website, making it a general-purpose option alongside more common endings like ".com."
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Key facts
- Top level domain.name
- .net
- Top level domain.image
- DotNet logo.svg
- Top level domain.type
- Generic top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- Verisign
- Top level domain.sponsor
- None
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Network infrastructure
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Internet service providers; miscellaneous sites; used sometimes when desired name is not available in .com
- Top level domain.restrictions
- None
- Top level domain.structure
- Registrations at second level permitted
- Top level domain.document
- ICANN registry agreement
- Top level domain.disputepolicy
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The domain name net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from the word network, indicating it was originally intended for organizations involved in networking technologies, such as Internet service providers and other infrastructure companies. However, there are no official restrictions and the domain is now a general-purpose namespace.
==History== is one of the original top-level domains (the other six being , , , , , and ) created in January 1985, despite not being mentioned in RFC 920.