Reserved Top-Level Domains
The following table contains the top-level domains that have been reserved by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
Also see the reserved second-level domains.
| Domain | Purpose / Sponsoring Organization |
|---|---|
| .TEST | For use in testing of current or new DNS related code Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .EXAMPLE | For use in documentation or as examples Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .INVALID | Intended for use in online construction of domain names that are sure to be invalid and which it is obvious at a glance are invalid Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .LOCALHOST | Reserved to avoid conflict with the traditional use of localhost. Localhost has traditionally been statically defined in host DNS implementations as having an A record pointing to the loop back IP address and is reserved for such use. Any other use would conflict with widely deployed code which assumes this use. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .TEST | Recommended for use in testing of current or new DNS related code Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .ARPA | Reserved exclusively to support operationally-critical infrastructural identifier spaces as advised by the Internet Architecture Board Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .INT | Used only for registering organizations established by international treaties between governments Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .测试 test:zh-Hans |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .परीक्षा test:hi-Deva |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .испытание test:ru-Cyrl |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .테스트 test:ko-Hang |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .טעסט test:yi-Hebr |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .測試 test:zh-Hant |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .آزمایشی test:fa-Arab |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .பரிட்சை test:ta-Taml |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .δοκιμή test:el-Grek |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .إختبار test:ar-Arab |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| .テスト test:ja-Kana |
Reserved
for testing internationalized domain names Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
The top-level domains in this list are recognized by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which operates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and is in charge of maintaining the DNS root zone.
For more top-level domains, see this article on top-level domains.
For a full list of top-level domains and other extensions, see domain name extension definitions
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