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* | ==The Short Answer== | ||
* | *Wherever you see domain.tld, you should substitute your own domain | ||
* | **For example, if your domain name is computerisms.ca, and you see something like cal.domain.tld, you should read it as cal.computerisms.ca | ||
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==Why domain.tld?== | |||
*Domain names are read/written from left to right. | |||
**Technically, all domains start with a . on the far right, but nobody ever uses it, so it becomes like a silent letter | |||
**To the left of the first dot is the Top Level Domain, or TLD | |||
***Examples of TLDs include .com, .ca, .org, and .net. | |||
**To the left of the TLD is another . which separates the TLD from the domain | |||
**The domain is what you buy, and you need to buy it from each TLD you want your name to be in | |||
***For example, my domain is computerisms, and I have that domain in a few different TLDs, such as .ca and .com | |||
**Another . may be placed to the left of the domain, and a subdomain placed to the left of that | |||
***Sub domains are useful for identifying machines and services available to your domain, such as webmail | |||
***An example of a subdomain would be cal.computerisms.ca, which on these help pages would be written as cal.domain.tld | |||
Latest revision as of 18:31, 8 August 2012
The Short Answer
- Wherever you see domain.tld, you should substitute your own domain
- For example, if your domain name is computerisms.ca, and you see something like cal.domain.tld, you should read it as cal.computerisms.ca
Why domain.tld?
- Domain names are read/written from left to right.
- Technically, all domains start with a . on the far right, but nobody ever uses it, so it becomes like a silent letter
- To the left of the first dot is the Top Level Domain, or TLD
- Examples of TLDs include .com, .ca, .org, and .net.
- To the left of the TLD is another . which separates the TLD from the domain
- The domain is what you buy, and you need to buy it from each TLD you want your name to be in
- For example, my domain is computerisms, and I have that domain in a few different TLDs, such as .ca and .com
- Another . may be placed to the left of the domain, and a subdomain placed to the left of that
- Sub domains are useful for identifying machines and services available to your domain, such as webmail
- An example of a subdomain would be cal.computerisms.ca, which on these help pages would be written as cal.domain.tld