yahoo.com What does this " com" mean? Is this an acronym?

Answer 1

In short, it means commercial... beneath is the long version.


.com
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

.com (commercial) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System. It was one of the original top-level domains, established in January 1985, and has grown to be the largest TLD in use. It is currently operated by VeriSign. It is consistently pronounced as a word, dot-com, and has entered the common language this way.

Although .com domains are officially intended to designate commercial entities (others such as government agencies or educational institutions have different top-level domains assigned to them), there has been no restriction on who can register .com domains since the mid-1990s. The opening of the .com registry to the public coincided with the commercialization and popularization of the Internet, and .com quickly became the most common top-level domain for websites. Many companies which flourished in the period between 1997-2001 (the time known as the "dot-com bubble") went so far as to incorporate .com into the company name; these became known as dot-coms or dot-com companies. This naming practice has reduced in frequency since 2001, however, due to a backlash against this boom and its subsequent bust[The introduction of .biz in 2001, which is restricted to businesses, has had little impact on the popularity of .com.

Many noncommercial sites, such as those of nonprofit organizations or governments, use .com addresses. Some consider this to be contrary to the domain's original purpose and might say that a .org, .gov, or other more specific TLD might be more appropriate for such sites. However, many organizations prefer the recognizability of a .com domain to a less familiar one. As well, the original purposes of many of the top level domains have become irrelevant without restrictions on registrations.

Answer 2

Yes com is an acronym for company.

Answer 3

both meanings take position as usual meanings on the Acronym Finder score device, yet laugh Out Loud is #a million. (Acronym Finder got here upon fifty 8 meanings plus a bunch extra contained in the Acronym Attic.)

Answer 4

abbreviation for "commercial", I think. Originally intended for businesses, as opposed to .org which is for non-profit organizations, clubs, etc.

Answer 5

I think it is shortened for "company" .net is "network" and .org is "organization". I could be wrong though.