what does the co in the co.uk domain suffix stand for ? and why is it only applied to the uk ?

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what does the co in the co.uk domain suffix stand for ? and why is it only applied to the uk ?

e.g. www.bbc.co.uk ? why not just www.bbc.uk ? as with the rest of the countries ?

2007-02-15 05:58:28 · 3 answers · asked by HBoogz 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet

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It is not only in the UK. CO means commercial, just like com. Here is a list of suffixes that have .co.xx in them. There are many countries that do this same sort of thing. http://www.siteadvisor.com/map/co

2007-02-15 06:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by Jared 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋

co stands for commercial domain in the U.K. It just a step to distinguish a U.K. domain from the rest of the world. They use this instead of .com.

2007-02-15 06:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by Rick G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Its a Standard come up by Internet Society.

2007-02-15 06:02:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋