What is a .NET domain?

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What is a .NET domain?

e world of domains is huge. Registration criteria, fluctuating fees, market transfers... if you’re new to this space then you’re probably a little confused. And that’s understandable. As is the case with anything, you’ll just need to learn a thing or two.

Nobody, however, said learning should be difficult.

As the title suggests, you’ll uncover what a .net domain extension is. By knowing what it is, where it came from, and how it functions, you’ll also learn how it could serve your online presence.

But before we get into it, you may want to know a little more about domain names in general.

What is a Top-Level Domain?
A .net domain is something called a top-level domain (TLD). A TLD is the address information after the second dot of the web address — aka second-level domain.

Some classic examples of TLDs include .com and .org.

It’s important to know that your TLD is also referred to as a domain extension. So, in this case, a .net TLD could also be expressed as a .net extension.

TLDs can do a lot for your brand, but throwing a load of jargon at you here probably won't help, so all you need to know now is that .net is a top-level domain.

What does domain .NET mean in a web address?
In the section above you’ll have read the words ‘web’ and ‘address’. You obviously know what they mean, at least a little, but you might not know that they’re also referred to as domains.

A domain definition could look a little something like ICANN’s — “A unique name that forms the basis of the uniform resource locators (URLs) that people use to find resources on the Internet”.

Translation — the words you type into your browser to access a web page.

And if you or your visitors want to navigate the web with ease then using a well-known TLD could help in a number of ways. For example, .com stands for commercial business, .org for organization, and the domain suffix .net means network — they’re easy to remember and informative too.

While .net websites are traditionally centered around network-based products or services, if you want to go beyond the .net domains meaning then you can.

In fact, nowadays, most people do.

The practice of defined and top-level domain usage is largely over. And TLDs are now used in a variety of creative ways. Because these restrictions are gone, registration is mostly open for all — apart from gTLDs assigned for the government, such as .gov and .mil.

The history of .NET domains
Okay, to understand why the .net extension is one of the most popular TLDs, standing strong against other classics like .com, .ca and .org, let’s look at its past.

When did the .NET domain extension launch?
Like all great origin stories, the rich origin of TLD evolution comes from a small force facing big problems. In the 80s, the Internet was mainly managed by students and lecturers of universities.

Eventually, they needed solutions to rising communication issues.

Due to increased internet usage, a group called IANA decided to categorize their sites to make things easier to remember, easier to recognize, and easier to index. This was done in something called a Domain Name System.

And so, the .net extension was launched.

What are the .NET domain requirements?
“Are there requirements, documents, or information needed for .net? — No.”

The above sentence is according to 101 domain, a Verisign accredited registrar.

Is the domain .NET restricted?
If some of the questions you came with sound like, ‘is the .net domain restricted, and who can use it?’ then the answer is no — anyone can.

Sure, if you’re setting up a site built on Internet services, software, or collaborative tools then .net makes perfect sense. But if you want to set up a fishing site, for example, using the domain fishing.net, now you can.

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