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Country code top-level domain for Ascension Island
This article is about the country code top-level domain. For the second-level domain, see
DNSSECYes Registry website NIC.AC
The .ac
ccTLD) for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, used primarily for Ascension Island (Saint Helena has its own ccTLD, .sh). It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau
based in the United Kingdom.
Registration for the domain is open to anyone. The registry accepts registrations of internationalized domain names.[1]
The domain is marketed by some domain-brokers as a domain for the city of
license plate
designation ("AC") for the city.
Use as an abbreviation for "academic"
Due to its similarity to the .ac ("academic") second-level domain that exists under some country code top-level domains, some educational institutions also register under the .ac top-level domain:
- Royal Global University, Guwahati in Assam, India[2]
- The University of Kurdistan - Hawler[3]
- Ralston College in Savannah, Georgia, United States[4]
- Edinburgh, Scotland[5]
- It is also used for promotion, campaigns, and URL shortening by various parts of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland[6]
- Promotions and english courses by the University of Cambridge, Cambridge[7]
- The Bangkok, Thailand[8]
- INFORM (Information Network Focus on Religious Movements), based at the London School of Economics[9]
- Newcastle University, an University of Newcastle, Australia[10]
- Dhaka International University in Dhaka, Bangladesh[11]
- Community of Physics, an institution that works to advance physics education and research in Dhaka, Bangladesh [12]
Other uses
- On 10 December 2013, The Pirate Bay switched to an .ac domain.[13]
- .ac is being used by anti-cheat software Easy Anti-Cheat.[14]
- .ac is occasionally used as an abbreviation for activities and/or accommodation by tourism websites.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "IDN Code Points Policy for the .AC Top Level Domain" (PDF). nic.ac. 2013-05-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "RGU | Royal Global University, Guwahati". Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "University of Kurdistan Hewlêr". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ "Collegium Ralstonianum apud Savannenses - New Website Under Construction". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Faith Marketing Business Consulting | Faith Based Marketing". Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "University of Edinburgh". edin.ac.
- ^ "University of Cambridge". cambridge.ac.
- ^ "Home - Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit". Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "New Religious Movements - Latest news from Inform | Inform". Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Newcastle". Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "DIU | Dhaka International University". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Community of Physics | To learn, to share". Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "The Pirate Bay Moves to .AC After Domain Name Seizure". 2013-12-10. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ^ "Easy Anti-Cheat". Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ ""Melbourne - Activities & Accommodation"". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
External links
- "Delegation Record for .AC". 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- .AC Domain Name Registry
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