gTLDs
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gTLDs (generic top-level domains) are the broad category of internet domain name endings, such as .com, .org, and .net, that are not tied to a specific country and are used globally for a wide range of purposes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Generic top-level domains | 1 |
| gTLD registries | 1 |
| gTLDs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8791431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gTLDs Context triple: [GNSO Council, focusesOn, gTLDs]
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A.
ccTLD registries
ccTLD registries are organizations responsible for managing and administering country-code top-level domains within the global Domain Name System.
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B.
Norid
Norid is the Norwegian registry responsible for administering the country’s .no top-level internet domain.
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C.
GoDaddy
GoDaddy is a major American internet domain registrar and web hosting company known for providing online presence and website services to individuals and businesses worldwide.
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D.
GNSO Constituencies
GNSO Constituencies are organized stakeholder groups within ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization that represent specific interests in the development of policies for generic top-level domains.
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E.
VeriSign
VeriSign is an American technology company best known for operating key internet infrastructure, including managing the .com and .net top-level domains and providing critical DNS and security services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gTLDs Target entity description: gTLDs (generic top-level domains) are the broad category of internet domain name endings, such as .com, .org, and .net, that are not tied to a specific country and are used globally for a wide range of purposes.
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A.
ccTLD registries
ccTLD registries are organizations responsible for managing and administering country-code top-level domains within the global Domain Name System.
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B.
Norid
Norid is the Norwegian registry responsible for administering the country’s .no top-level internet domain.
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C.
GoDaddy
GoDaddy is a major American internet domain registrar and web hosting company known for providing online presence and website services to individuals and businesses worldwide.
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D.
GNSO Constituencies
GNSO Constituencies are organized stakeholder groups within ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization that represent specific interests in the development of policies for generic top-level domains.
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E.
VeriSign
VeriSign is an American technology company best known for operating key internet infrastructure, including managing the .com and .net top-level domains and providing critical DNS and security services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internet infrastructure component
ⓘ
top-level domain category ⓘ |
| abbreviation | gTLD ⓘ |
| characteristic |
appear at the end of domain names
ⓘ
located at the top level of the DNS root zone ⓘ not tied to a specific country ⓘ used globally ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
ccTLDs
ⓘ
country-code top-level domains ⓘ |
| examplePolicyRestriction |
eligibility requirements for .edu
ⓘ
government use restriction for .gov ⓘ military use restriction for .mil ⓘ |
| expandedSignificantlyIn | 2010s ⓘ |
| fullName | generic top-level domains ⓘ |
| governedBy |
ICANN Applicant Guidebook
ⓘ
ICANN Registry Agreements ⓘ
linked to:
ICANN Registry Agreement
|
| hasSubclass |
open gTLDs
ⓘ
restricted gTLDs ⓘ sponsored gTLDs ⓘ unsponsored gTLDs ⓘ |
| includesExample |
.aero
ⓘ
.app ⓘ .arpa ⓘ .asia ⓘ .biz ⓘ .blog ⓘ .cat ⓘ .club ⓘ .com ⓘ .coop ⓘ .edu ⓘ .gov ⓘ .info ⓘ .int ⓘ .jobs ⓘ .mil ⓘ .mobi ⓘ .museum ⓘ .name ⓘ .net ⓘ .online ⓘ .org ⓘ .post ⓘ .pro ⓘ .shop ⓘ .tel ⓘ .top ⓘ .travel ⓘ .xyz ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| languageSupport |
ASCII labels
ⓘ
IDN TLDs ⓘ Internationalized Domain Names ⓘ |
| managedBy |
ICANN
ⓘ
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ⓘ |
| partOf |
DNS hierarchy
ⓘ
Domain Name System ⓘ |
| registrationThrough | accredited registrars ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | ICANN policies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ccTLDs
ⓘ
country-code top-level domains ⓘ new gTLD program ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
UDRP
ⓘ
Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy ⓘ rights protection mechanisms ⓘ |
| supports | second-level domains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
global domain name addressing
ⓘ
identifying websites on the internet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: gTLDs Description of subject: gTLDs (generic top-level domains) are the broad category of internet domain name endings, such as .com, .org, and .net, that are not tied to a specific country and are used globally for a wide range of purposes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: gTLDs