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The domain was one of the original TLDs of the Internet when the Domain Name System was implemented in January 1985, the others being [[.edu|edu]], [[.gov|gov]], [[.mil|mil]], [[.net|net]], [[.org|org]], and [[.int|int]].{{cite web|url=http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/|title=ICANN {{pipe}} Archives {{pipe}} Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)}} It has grown into the largest top-level domain,{{cite web | title=Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) | website=Verisign | date=2022-12-31 | url=https://www.verisign.com/en_US/domain-names/dnib/index.xhtml | access-date=2023-03-23}} and has lent its name to the [[dot-com bubble]], the era of the late 1990s during which excessive speculation in Internet-related concepts and companies led to rapid growth in the use and adoption of the [[Internet]]. |
The domain was one of the original TLDs of the Internet when the Domain Name System was implemented in January 1985, the others being [[.edu|edu]], [[.gov|gov]], [[.mil|mil]], [[.net|net]], [[.org|org]], and [[.int|int]].{{cite web|url=http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/|title=ICANN {{pipe}} Archives {{pipe}} Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)}} It has grown into the largest top-level domain,{{cite web | title=Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) | website=Verisign | date=2022-12-31 | url=https://www.verisign.com/en_US/domain-names/dnib/index.xhtml | access-date=2023-03-23}} and has lent its name to the [[dot-com bubble]], the era of the late 1990s during which excessive speculation in Internet-related concepts and companies led to rapid growth in the use and adoption of the [[Internet]]. |
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The domain ''com'' was one of the first set of top-level domains when the Domain Name System was first implemented for the Internet on January 1, 1985.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/com.html|title= .com Domain Delegation Data|website=IANA |access-date=2020-02-01}} The domain was administered by the U.S. Department of Defense, but the department contracted the domain maintenance to [[SRI International]]. SRI created DDN-NIC, also known as SRI-NIC, or simply ''the NIC'' ([[Network Information Center]]),{{cite ietf |
The domain ''com'' was one of the first set of top-level domains when the Domain Name System was first implemented for the Internet on January 1, 1985.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/com.html|title= .com Domain Delegation Data|website=IANA |access-date=2020-02-01}} The domain was administered by the U.S. Department of Defense, but the department contracted the domain maintenance to [[SRI International]]. SRI created DDN-NIC, also known as SRI-NIC, or simply ''the NIC'' ([[Network Information Center]]),{{cite ietf |
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|first1=Dana D. |last1=Sitzler |
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