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The word domain is used in a number of different ways when it comes to the Internet. It can be used to refer to:

• A website's domain name. Examples: Apple.com or AboutUs.org or PDX.edu.

• A website. When someone uses the word domain to refer to a website, they're referring to the fact that its name is in effect its address. For the above examples, the actual websites would live at:
  • http://www.apple.com
  • http://www.aboutus.org
  • http://www.pdx.edu

• top-level domain. These are indicated by the letters that follow the dot in a domain name. Examples:
  • com
  • org
  • edu
  • biz
  • info