example.com

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example.com
Screenshot of example.com
Type of site
Reserved domain
Available inEnglish
OwnerInternet Assigned Numbers Authority[1]
URLwww.example.com
Launched1 January 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01-01)
Current statusOnline

The domain names example.com, example.net, example.org, and example.edu are

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) operates web sites for these domains with content that reflects their purpose.

Purpose

The domains example.com, example.net, example.org and example.edu are intended for general use in any kind of documentation, such as technical and software documentation, manuals, and sample software configurations. Thus, documentation writers can be sure to select a domain name without creating naming conflicts if end-users try to use the sample configurations or examples verbatim. The domains may be used in documentation without prior consultation with IANA or ICANN.

In practice, these domain names are also installed in the Domain Name System with the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and IPv6 of a web server managed by ICANN. The domains are digitally signed using Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).

The zone files of each domain also define one subdomain name. The

third-level domain
name www resolves to the IP addresses of the parent domains.

History

The second-level domain label example for the top-level domains com, net, and org have been reserved and registered since at least 1992.[2] The IETF established the authority of this use in 1999.[3]

In 2013, the status and purpose of the domains was restated by the IETF as belonging to a group of special-use domain names.[4]

See also

References

  1. IANA
    . Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  2. IANA
    . Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. doi:10.17487/RFC2606. BCP 32. RFC 2606. Best Common Practice. Updated by RFC 6761
    .
  4. ISSN 2070-1721. RFC 6761. Proposed Standard. Updates RFC 1918 and 2606
    .

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