A
domain
name
is
a
Web
address,
such
as
godaddy.com,
that
is
linked
to
an
IP
address
(which
represents
a
physical
point
on
the
Internet).
When
someone
types
a
domain
name
into
a
Web
browser,
the
requested
Web
page
displays.
A
domain
name
consists
of
a
top-level
and
a
second-level
domain.
A
top-level
domain
(TLD)
is
the
part
of
the
domain
name
located
to
the
right
of
the
dot
(godaddy.com).
The
most
common
top-level
domains
are
.COM,
.NET,
and
.ORG.
Some
other
popular
top-level
domains
are
.BIZ,
.INFO,
.NAME
and
.WS.
These
TLDs
have
certain
guidelines
but
are,
for
the
most
part,
available
to
any
registrant,
anywhere
in
the
world.
The
part
of
the
domain
name
located
to
the
left
of
the
dot
-
"godaddy,"
in
this
case
-
is
called
the
second-level
domain
(SLD)
name.
The
second-level
domain
name
is
the
"readable"
part
of
the
address
and
refers
to
the
organization
or
entity
behind
the
Internet
address.
Second-level
domain
names
must
be
registered
with
an
Internet
Corporation
for
Assigned
Names
and
Numbers
(ICANN)-accredited
registrar.
