(New
Generic
Top-
Level
Domain) A top-level domain (TLD) name on the Internet sponsored by entities such as a community, industry group or a well-established company; for example,
.quebec,
.vacations and
.toshiba.
Everyday words, company names, brands, cities and towns are able to become a top-level Internet domain name alongside well-known domains such as
.com and
.org. ICANN launched the New gTLD program in 2011, and applicants must prove they can become a functioning registrar for the domain. The application fee is $185,000, and the evaluation process can take up to a year. As of 2020, there are more than a thousand New gTLDs, such as .salon, .furniture, .fishing and .ford. See
ICANN,
Internet domain name and
domain name registrar.