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Website Domains

Research > ​Website Domains

Website Domain Types:

Below is a range of domain types on the internet, and the specific audiences they are created for.
Domain
Type
Site Type
.com
Commercial
Websites created for commercial businesses
.net
Network-related
Commercial sites that deal in networking or the internet itself
.org
Organisations
Non-profit organisations
.gov
Government websites
Websites created by local, state or national governments
.edu
Education websites
Websites created by primary schools, secondary schools, universities and the education department.
Country codes
e.g. 
​.au .ca .uk .fr
Country-specific websites
Websites created in specific countries for a particular audience

Why are domains important?


A website domain is used to define the type of website that it is representing. The domain can be used to identify if the website was created for educational purposes, for government, not-for-profit organisations or commercial businesses.

Note: Commercial websites are created by businesses, but are not always trying to sell you something, or to  persuade you of a particular opinion.

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  • Home
  • Subject Guides
    • Year 7 >
      • Science - Astronomy
      • Science - Ecology/Sustainability
      • Ancient China
      • Ancient Egypt
      • Ancient Greece
      • Ancient Rome
      • Australian Government
      • Hidden Figures
      • Once
    • Year 8 >
      • Crow Country
      • Medieval Europe
      • Shogunate Japan
      • Vikings
    • Year 9 >
      • Australian History
      • Industrial Revolution
      • World War 1
    • Year 10 >
      • Earth & Space
      • Law
      • Presenting Argument
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • World War 2
    • Year 11 >
      • Crime and punishment
      • Hamlet
      • The Hate U Give
      • Macbeth
      • Presenting Argument
    • Year 12 >
      • Emily Dickinson
      • The Winter's Tale
      • Dracula
      • The Longest Memory
      • Nine Days
      • North and South
      • Presenting Argument
      • Rear Window
      • History: Revolutions >
        • American Revolution >
          • General Resources
          • Databases
          • Causes of the Revolution
          • Consequences of the Revolution
          • Groups
        • French Revolution >
          • General Resources
          • Databases
          • Causes of the Revolution
          • Consequences of the Revolution
        • Study Skills
    • Presentation Tools
  • eBooks
  • Research Skills
    • Bibliographies
    • Evaluating Resources : RADAR
    • Google search tips
    • Fake News
    • Plagiarism
    • Plan your search strategy
    • Search Engines
    • Tutorials
  • Search
  • Suggest a Book
  • Teacher Resources
    • eSafety and Digital Citizenship
    • Learning Mentors
    • Research Skills Posters
    • Research Worksheets
    • Web Tools
  • Reading Lists
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