top-level domain

American  

[top-lev-uhl doh-meyn] / ˈtɒpˌlɛv əl doʊˈmeɪn /

noun

1. Computers. a domain at the highest level in the taxonomy of domain names on the internet, representing the type of entity holding the domain name, the country where it is based, or any of various domains used for other purposes. Common examples are edu, com, and org. TLD

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Etymology

Origin of top-level domain

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Ethos Capital, the company controversially buying the .org top-level domain, is trying to appease critics with a set of new rules.

From The Verge

According to Verisign’s August 2019 domain name industry brief, total registrations of this type of top-level domain have increased by 6% year over year.

From Seattle Times

The message was a dispatch informing Tuvalu it had been assigned a country code top-level domain – the string of characters at the end of a URL, like .com or .org – for its Internet addresses.

From Seattle Times

To monetize .tv, the government of Tuvalu has negotiated a series of agreements allowing foreign companies to market the top-level domain for commercial use.

From Seattle Times

The number of companies which include the .ai top-level domain from the British territory Anguilla has doubled in the last few years, the WSJ reports.

From The Verge