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The name example is reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.[1]

example
Introduced1999
TLD typeReserved top-level domain
StatusReserved to prevent confusion and conflict
RegistryIANA
SponsorNone
Intended useExample top-level domain for documentation
Actual useSometimes used in intended manner in documentation
Registration restrictionsno registrations are possible
Structureas needed in example usage
DocumentsRFC 2606
Dispute policiesNone
Registry websiteNone

Reserved DNS names

By publication of RFC 2606 in 1999, the Internet Engineering Task Force reserved the DNS labels example, invalid, localhost, and test so that they may not be installed into the root zone of the Domain Name System.

The reason for reservation of these top-level domain names is to reduce the likelihood of conflict and confusion.[1] This allows the use of these names for either documentation purposes or in local testing scenarios.

Purpose

The top-level domain example is explicitly intended to be used in documentation or other technical writing, when domain names are presented as examples in usage or presentation of concepts of the Domain Name System or the Internet.

gollark: How am I there if I'm not dead and I died, exactly?
gollark: I had to go get food so I couldn't respawn at the time.
gollark: I'm not there. I'm dead.
gollark: I haven't respawned yet, so I technically remain there.
gollark: It plays when I die.

See also

References
  1. RFC 2606 (BCP 32), Reserved Top Level DNS Names, D. Eastlake, A. Panitz, The Internet Society (June 1999)
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