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Domain
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Meaning
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Example
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.edu
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created at a college or university
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www.indiana.edu
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.gov
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created by an official U.S. federal agency or office
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www.whitehouse.gov
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.org
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varies - in most cases the site was created
by an organization
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www.pbs.org
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.com
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varies - in many cases the site was created for commercial, for-profit purpose.
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www.amazon.com
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.net
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varies greatly - often indicates that the site was created
by a person, group, etc. that uses an internet service provider
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www.earthlink.net
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.mil
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created by the U.S. Military
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www.army.mil
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.in.us
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US, Indiana state
Note: the .US domain requires a state code as a second level domain
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www.state.in.us
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