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.net

Generic top-level domain

Instance of: generic top-level domain
Founded: 1985
Website: verisigninc.com/fr

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The domain name net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from the word network, indicating it was originally intended for organizations involved in networking technologies, such as Internet service providers and other infrastructure companies. However, there are no official restrictions and the domain is now a general-purpose namespace.

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Maintained by: Verisign
Different from: .NET Framework
.NET
Dummy value: example.net statement is subject of: example.com
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Sources
1.Stated in RFC 2606: Reserved Top Level DNS Names
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Sponsor: Verisign

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5 identifiers linking .net across the web's reference databases

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AIDB. (2026). .net (Q31835). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/net-Q31835