Naming

/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:

/ˌdʒiː-tiː-ɛl-diːz/

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