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[[IANA]] currently lists the following eligible categories of TLDs:<ref>[https://www.iana.org/help/eligible-tlds IANA.org - Eligible TLD strings]</ref>
[[IANA]] currently lists the following eligible categories of TLDs:<ref>[https://www.iana.org/help/eligible-tlds IANA.org - Eligible TLD strings]</ref>
*Strings eligible under ICANN Board Resolution 00.74 (currently this category applies to only one domain, .eu);<ref>[https://features.icann.org/2000-09-25-delegation-cctlds ICANN - Board Resolution on the Delegation of ccTLDs]</ref>
*Strings eligible under ICANN Board Resolution 00.74 (currently this category applies to only one domain, .eu);<ref>[https://features.icann.org/2000-09-25-delegation-cctlds ICANN - Board Resolution on the Delegation of ccTLDs]</ref>
*"Grandfathered" TLDs from prior to 2000, based on "exceptionally reserved" codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard (this category currently applies to two TLDs - .uk and .ac);
*"Grandfathered" TLDs from prior to 2000, based on "exceptionally reserved" codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard (this category currently applies to two TLDs - .uk and .ac);
! Dates !! TLDs !! Use !! Reason !! Significance
! Dates !! TLDs !! Use !! Reason !! Significance
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| 1983 || [[.no]] || [[ccTLD|country code TLD]] || Restricted to use by entities in Norway || The first ccTLD
| 1983 || [[.no]] || [[ccTLD|country code TLD]] || Restricted to use by entities in Norway || The first two-letter country code based on the [[ISO 3166-1]]
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| October 1984 || [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]] || Open || Any person or entity is permitted to register a domain name using these TLDs|| The first [[gTLD]]s
| October 1984 || [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]] || Open || Any person or entity is permitted to register a domain name using these TLDs|| The first [[gTLD]]s