.com is a generic top-level domain (gTLD), and is one of the original TLDs established in 1985. .com is by far the most popular generic top-level domain (gTLD). People tend to assume that a domain name will end in .com, because of the generic nature and ubiquity of the TLD. The top-level domain was originally intended for use by commercial organisations, but the domain has since come to be used for all kinds of websites. The .com registry database is currently operated by VeriSign.
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