.example
Categories: Domain name stubs | Generic top-level domains
| .example | |
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| Introduced | 1999 |
| TLD type | Reserved top-level domain |
| Status | Reserved to prevent actual use |
| Registry | IANA |
| Sponsoring organization | None |
| Intended use | Example addresses in documentation, designed to never match an address in actual use on the Internet |
| Actual use | Sometimes used in intended manner, though writers haven't always read the applicable RFC so they sometimes use different (non-reserved) names instead, which can end up being somebody's real address |
| Registration restrictions | No registrations are possible, as this domain is not in the root |
| Structure | Writers of examples can use it in any desired structure; it doesn't really exist |
| Documents | RFC 2606 |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Web site | None |
.example is a Reserved top-level domain never intended for actual use in the global DNS.
It was not one of the original top-level domains established in 1985. Instead, it was defined in June 1999 by RFC2606.
The stated purpose for the creation of ".example" was to provide TLD's for examples in documentation and other technical writing, such that conflict with global DNS can be avoided. However, it has been criticised for not being "real enough"—if intended to look like a real top-level domain, it should be shorter, making it more convincing (however, the TLD .museum does exist, but is not commonly used).
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