can anybody tell me.........what exactly is .net??

Answer 1

.net (network) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System. The .net gTLD is currently operated by VeriSign. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and internationalized domain names are also accepted (see details).

.net was one of the original top-level domains (despite not being mentioned in RFC 920), created in January 1985. It was initially intended for use by network oriented entities such as Internet service providers. Currently, there are no formal restrictions on who can register a .net domain name. Therefore, while still popular with network operators, it is often treated as a second .com.

In addition to being an abbreviation for "network", "net" is also a romanisation of the Russian word нет ("no", also commonly romanised as the more acoustically appropriate "nyet"), and a domain name like "object.net" can be interpreted as "there is no object". Some domains exploit this pun, for example mozga.net (brain absent) or putina.net (there is no Vladimir Putin).

Some online poker or other gambling sites operate real-money games at a .com address and games without actual stakes (promoted as being for fun or education) at the same name in .net. This can be used to get around legal issues regarding the advertising of online gambling, since the .net site can be promoted legally, but such promotion helps make people aware of the name of the real-money site even in jurisdictions where such things are of questionable legality.

Answer 2

I assume you meant Microsoft .Net runtime, if you meant www.something.net the people above answered it.

Microsoft .Net is a theoretical copy-cat of Sun Java, produced as a competitor to Sun Java since MS seems to have a policy "my way or the highway"; it did not have the monopoly result and in fact end up an equal to Java. Java/.Net took unorthodox managed runtime idea suitable for Internet hence any program written in them need a complete runtime framework; prior to that all you need is an assisting runtime DLL.

Answer 3

.net is a framework built by Microsoft that was originally made to completely replace the need for java on windows. It has not done that but it is used to now build pretty much any type of application and run it on top of that framework. You can use any of several different .net languages and compile it down to MSIL and the .net framework will run it.

Hope that helps

Go to Microsoft.com to see exactly what they say about it.

RJ

Answer 4

if you mean the .net (dot net) that appears after a url, it stands for network. the .net signifies that it is a network site. there's also .org, which means the site is an organization... and many more.