Define: gTLD

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gTLD

stands for generic top level domain. These extensions were created to represent different organisations. The most popular and the most registered extension in the world is the .com, standing for commercial organisations but free to register to anyone. Currently the 20th gTLD, .asia, was released in October 2007. Serving as a regional domain, it will be / is (it is currently being rolled out) accessible to any individual, company or organisation based in the region of Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
  • .aero- for the air transport industry
  • .asia- a regional extension for Asia
  • .cat- for Catalan language/culture
  • .biz- for business use
  • .com- for commercial organisations, but unrestricted
  • .coop- for cooperatives
  • .edu- for post-secondary educational establishments
  • .gov- for governments and their agencies in the United States
  • .info- for informational sites, but unrestricted
  • .int- for international organisations established by treaty
  • .jobs- for employment-related sites
  • .mil- for the US military
  • .mobi- for sites catering to mobile devices
  • .museum- for museums
  • .name- for families and individuals
  • .net- originally for network infrastructures, now unrestricted
  • .org- originally for organisations not clearly falling within the other gTLDs, now unrestricted
  • .pro- for certain professions
  • .tel- for services involving connections between the telephone network and the Internet
  • .travel- for travel agents, airlines, hoteliers.