.cym
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.cym is a top-level domain
(ccTLD) that might be eventually be assigned to the Cayman Islands
. The primary top-level domain
used by the Cayman Islands is .ky
. The Islands already have the international three letter code, CYM. ICANN
plans to increase the number of generic top-level domains ('gTLDs'), and it is through this process that a .cym top-level domain might be awarded.
The Cayman Islands were previously in competition with Wales
over use of the top-level domain but .cym was eventually assigned to the Cayman Island primarily due to Wales not being a sovereign state
but a constituent country
of the United Kingdom
. Wales is therefore requesting the ".cymru" TLD instead.
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) that might be eventually be assigned to the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
. The primary 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...
used by the Cayman Islands is .ky
.ky
.ky is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Cayman Islands. Registration is limited to residents and registered companies in the Cayman Islands, and a local address and phone number is required for the registrant and administrative contact...
. The Islands already have the international three letter code, CYM. ICANN
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
plans to increase the number of generic top-level domains ('gTLDs'), and it is through this process that a .cym top-level domain might be awarded.
The Cayman Islands were previously in competition with Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
over use of the top-level domain but .cym was eventually assigned to the Cayman Island primarily due to Wales not being a sovereign state
Sovereign state
A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...
but a constituent country
Countries of the United Kingdom
Countries of the United Kingdom is a term used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These four countries together form the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is also described as a country. The alternative terms, constituent...
of 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...
. Wales is therefore requesting the ".cymru" TLD instead.