2006-11-18 04:41:36 · 5 answers · asked by vlp1951 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
From the MS-DOS executable file ".com"., short for command, similar but chosen first over "exe" files. When the internet started in 1985, they chose .COMmercial for the top level domains on the Domain Name System. Verisign currently operates dot com.
2006-11-18 04:51:24 · answer #1 · answered by Crash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally, it was signal to a commercial entity on the internet. Now it's the standard, though.
.org was originally intended for Non-Profit Organizations, for example, but is considerably less than .com because .com had the real ring to it.
*sigh*
2006-11-18 12:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by Derek Southerby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
. com is a company
.edu is an educational service
.org is an organization.
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2006-11-18 13:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by ximxca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember someone in the Silicon Valley area tell me it was short for "communication," and that was long ago enough that it is possible this is true. In any case, that's what I've always assumed.
2006-11-18 12:51:03 · answer #4 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple...:)
.Computer :).
That's it. Or at least that what it used to mean.
.org- .organazation
.net- .network
.uk- .United Kingdom
Well you get the point.
Thanks,
Jalapeno10
2006-11-18 12:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by jalapeno10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋