ccTLD

A ccTLD (country-code TLD) is an extension assigned to a country or territory. Registration rules, presence requirements and deletion periods are set by the respective national registry.

How it differs: unlike a gTLD, a ccTLD is tied to a country.

Example: .de (Germany), .at (Austria) and .se (Sweden) are ccTLDs.

Related terms

TLD (top-level domain)gTLD Registry

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