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What is Domain / Domain name ?

A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy,
authority or control within the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures
of the Domain Name System (DNS). Any name registered in the DNS is a domain name. Domain names are used in various networking contexts and for application-specific naming and addressing
purposes. In general, a domain name represents an Internet Protocol (IP) resource,

such as a personal computer used to access the Internet, a server computer hosting a web site,
or the web site itself or any other service communicated via the Internet. In 2017, 330.6 million
domain names had been registered.

Domain names are organized in subordinate levels (subdomains) of the DNS root domain,
which is nameless. The first-level set of domain names are the top-level domains (TLDs),
including the generic top-level domains (gTLDs), such as the prominent domains com, info,
net, edu, and org, and the country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). Below these top-level
domains in the DNS hierarchy are the second-level and third-level domain names that are
typically open for reservation by end-users who wish to connect local area networks to the
Internet, create other publicly accessible Internet resources or run web sites.

The registration of these domain names is usually administered by domain name registrars who
sell their services to the public.