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A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain
used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization.
These are three or more letters long, and are named for the type of
organization that they represent (for example, .com for commercial
organizations). The following gTLDs currently exist (as does .arpa,
which is sometimes considered a gTLD):
* .aero - for the air transport industry
* .asia - for companies. organisations and individuals in the
Asia-Pacific region
* .biz - for business use
* .cat - for Catalan language/culture
* .com - for commercial organizations, but unrestricted
* .coop - for cooperatives
* .edu - for post-secondary educational establishments
* .gov - for governments and their agencies in the United States
* .info - for informational sites, but unrestricted
* .int - for international organizations established by treaty
* .jobs - for employment-related sites
* .mil - for the US military
* .mobi - for sites catering to mobile devices
* .museum - for museums
* .name - for families and individuals
* .net - originally for network infrastructures, now unrestricted
* .org - originally for organizations not clearly falling within the
other gTLDs, now unrestricted
* .pro - for certain professions
* .tel - for services involving connections between the telephone
network and the Internet
* .travel - for travel agents, airlines, hoteliers, tourism bureaus,
etc.
The following gTLDs are in the process of being approved, and may be
added to the root nameservers in the near future:
* .post - for postal services
* .geo - for geographically related sites
* .cym - for Welsh language/culture
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