.co (second level)
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.co is a second-level domain
analogous to .com
(in a strictly second-level sense) in a number of countries, in which registrants (usually companies) may register second-level domains of the form .co.xx, where xx is the ccTLD (e.g. co.in, for India
).
Locations using this include India
(.in
), Indonesia
(.id
), Israel
(.il
), the United Kingdom
(.uk
), South Africa
(.za
), New Zealand
(.nz
), Japan
(.jp
), South Korea
(.kr
) and Cook Islands
(.ck
). The code is not permitted on any countries in which the .com
code exists, suggesting a correlation between the two.
The Colombian registry .co
is capitalizing on this usage, offering commercial institutions and corporations Internet domains ending in .co.
Second-level domain
In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
analogous to .com
.com
The domain name com is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from commercial, indicating its original intended purpose for domains registered by commercial organizations...
(in a strictly second-level sense) in a number of countries, in which registrants (usually companies) may register second-level domains of the form .co.xx, where xx is the ccTLD (e.g. co.in, for India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
).
Locations using this include India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(.in
.in
.in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....
), Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
(.id
.id
.id is the Internet country code top-level domain for Indonesia. Currently, usage of second level domains appears to be limited to the domains listed below.-Second level domains:These are second level domains:* ac.id — Academic Institutions...
), Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
(.il
.il
.il is the Internet country code top-level domain of Israel. It is administered by the Israel Internet Association.The .il top-level domain is one of the earliest registered ccTLDs...
), the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(.uk
.uk
.uk is the Internet country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom. , it is the fourth most popular top-level domain worldwide , with over 9.5 million registrations....
), South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
(.za
.za
.za is the Internet country code top-level domain for South Africa. It is administered by the .None of the official names for South Africa can be abbreviated to ZA, which is an abbreviation of the Dutch Zuid-Afrika...
), New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
(.nz
.nz
.nz is the Internet country code top-level domain for New Zealand. It is administered by InternetNZ through its subsidiary, NZ Registry Services, with oversight and dispute resolution handled by the Domain Name Commission Ltd. Registrations are processed via authorised registrars...
), Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(.jp
.jp
.jp is the Internet country code top-level domain for Japan. It is administered by the Japan Registry Service.At the establishment of the .jp domain the domain was administered by the JPNIC, as part of their role as an overseeing technical body for the Internet in Japan...
), South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
(.kr
.kr
.kr is the Internet country code top-level domain for South Korea . Registrations are processed via registration agents....
) and Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
(.ck
.ck
.ck is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Cook Islands.Registrations are within these second-level categories:* .co.ck: business organisations* .org.ck: not-for-profit organisations...
). The code is not permitted on any countries in which the .com
.com
The domain name com is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from commercial, indicating its original intended purpose for domains registered by commercial organizations...
code exists, suggesting a correlation between the two.
The Colombian registry .co
.co
.co is the country code top-level domain assigned to the Republic of Colombia. It is administered by .CO Internet S.A.S., a strategic venture formed between Arcelandia S.A. and Neustar, Inc...
is capitalizing on this usage, offering commercial institutions and corporations Internet domains ending in .co.