.ck
Encyclopedia
.ck is the Internet
country code
top-level domain
(ccTLD) for the Cook Islands
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Registrations are within these second-level categories:
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code
Country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
top-level domain
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
(ccTLD) for the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
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Registrations are within these second-level categories:
- .co.ck.co.ck.co.ck is a country code second-level domain in the .ck namespace, and is administered by Telecom Cook Islands. It is meant for business organisations in the Cook Islands....
: business organisations - .org.ck: not-for-profit organisations
- .edu.ck: educational institutions
- .gov.ck: government agencies
- .net.ck: Internet Service Providers
- .gen.ck:
- .biz.ck: Business related pages for the Cook Islands
- .info.ck: Information pages relating to the Cook Islands
Requirements of .ck registration
Pre-requisites for applying for a domain is as follows:- Non-resident domain applications cost $150.00(USD) for a minimum of 2 years, and must be renewed every 2 years thereafter.
- Applications for a domain if it is already taken or is not affiliated with brand or name identity to you or your company e.g. 'nike.co.ck', 'mobil.co.ck', etc.
- Domains considered profane, e.g. 'suckmy.co.ck', 'mybig.co.ck', 'anal.co.ck' etc., will not be considered on any level, and the application will be dissolved with the applicant being notified, and future requests for the same domain name will be ignored. '.ck' domains are monitored on the web, on a regular basis for profanity on the Internet if it is found to be doing so, or if the site is deemed inappropriate, the domain will be terminated without notification or refund.
In the media
- In the British sitcomBritish sitcomA British sitcom tends, as it does in most other countries, to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. Unlike American sitcoms, where twenty or more episodes in a season is the norm, British sitcoms...
Nathan BarleyNathan BarleyNathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt and Claire Keelan. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4...
, the principal character registers his website, "trashbat", in the Cook Islands simply so that it has the amusing ".co.ck" suffix, which he always pronounces "dot cock".