ccTLDs

/ˌsiː-siː-tiː-ɛl-diːz/

n. “Country codes at the end of the internet.”

ccTLDs, short for country code Top-Level Domains, are two-letter top-level domains assigned to specific countries, territories, or regions. They appear at the far right of a domain name and are defined by the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. Examples include .us for the United States, .uk for the United Kingdom, .de for Germany, and .jp for Japan.

Key characteristics of ccTLDs include:

gTLDs

/ˌdʒiː-tiː-ɛl-diːz/

n. “The top-level labels that tell you what kind of website you’re visiting.”

TLD

/ˌtiː-ɛl-ˈdiː/

n. “The suffix that tells the world who you are.”

TLD, short for Top-Level Domain, is the last segment of a domain name in the Domain Name System (DNS), appearing after the final dot. It represents the highest level in the hierarchical DNS structure and helps categorize domains by type, purpose, or geography. Common examples include .com, .org, .net, and country codes like .us or .jp.