What is a Domain Name?

A Domain Name is the unique name of an Internet site; the domain name is the part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that tells a domain name server where to forward a request for a Web page for example www.esotowebdesign.com. There are six top-level domains widely used in the US: .com (commercial) .edu (educational),.net (network operations), .gov (US government), .mil (US military) and .org (organization). Other, two letter domains represent countries; thus; .uk for the United Kingdom and so on.