Internet Glossary
Unfamiliar or unclear about a term or concept related to Web hosting services or Domain registration? This glossary gives meaning to much of the commonly used vocabulary associated with Web Hosting and the Internet. Simply click on any alphabetical category to quickly find the word you're looking for.
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.aero
Aviation Industry, The .aero domain is reserved for members of the air-transport industry and is sponsored by Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA)
.biz
Businesses, The .biz domain is restricted to businesses and is operated by NeuLevel, Inc
.com
A domain name used by commercial enterprises, The .com domain is operated by VeriSign Global Registry Services
.coop
Business Cooperative, The .coop domain is reserved for cooperative associations and is sponsored by Dot Cooperation LLC
.edu
Educational, The .edu domain is reserved for postsecondary institutions accredited by an agency on the U.S. Department of Education's list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and is registered only through Educause
.gov
Governmental, The .gov domain is reserved exclusively for the United States Government. It is operated by the US General Services Administration
.gif
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) filename extension
.info
General Use, The .info domain is operated by Afilias Limited
.int
International, The .int domain is used only for registering organizations established by international treaties between governments. It is operated by the IANA .int Domain Registry
.jpg or .jpeg
Filename extensions of images in JPEG format
.mil
Military, The .mil domain is reserved exclusively for the United States Military. It is operated by the US DoD Network Information Center
. Museum
Museums, The .museum domain is reserved for museums and is sponsored by the Museum Domain Management Association
.mov
File name extension for files with video sequences. A QuickTime player is needed in order to play such a file
.mpg or .mpeg
Filename extension for files in MPEG format
.name
Individual / Personal, The .name domain is reserved for individuals and is operated by Global Name Registry
.net
Network, The .net domain is operated by VeriSign Global Registry Services
.org
Non-Profit Organization, The .org domain is operated by Public Interest Registry . It is intended to serve the noncommercial community, but all are eligible to register within .org
.pro
Individual / Personal, The .pro domain will be restricted to credentialed professionals and related entities and is operated by RegistryPro
.zip
File name extension for files compressed with PKZIP program or similar
10BaseT
10 Megabit per second base band Ethernet specification using two pairs of twisted-pair cabling (Category 3, 4 or 5): one pair for transmitting data and the other for receiving data. 10BaseT has a distance limit of approximately 100 meters per segment
100BaseT
100 Megabits per second base band Fast Ethernet specification using UTP wiring. Like the 10BaseT technology on which it is based, 100BaseT sends link pulses over the network segment when no traffic is present. However, these link pulses contain more information than those used in 10BaseT
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