Domain hack

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A domain hack is an unconventional domain name that uses parts other than the SLD (second level domain) or third level domain to create the full title of the domain name. Typical domain names follow the structure of "example.com", where "example" is the SLD and "com" is the TLD (top level domain.) A domain hack could be "examp.le", where "examp" is the SLD and "le" is the TLD (however this is an impossible example as "le" is not an existing TLD.) A domain hack can have various structures like "examp.le", "exam.ple", "ex.am.ple", "ex.am/ple", etc. The most popular domain hack is del.icio.us.

The "hack" part of domain hack (and also "email hack") is meant in the computer programming sense, not the computer security sense. In other words, a domain hack is a hack of the domain name system in the sense that it makes it do something it was not intended to do. It is not a hack in the sense of an illegal security system hack.

The most popular and most sought after domain hacks are those that use only the SLD and TLD (top level domain) to contruct the full title, as shown by the "tit.le" example structure, above. However, a domain hack may use third level domains, fourth level domains, etc., and even directories/folders after the domain name to construct the title. A non-working, extreme, example of this would be http://do.ma.in/ha/ck/. More domain hacks are possible than one might assume due to the approximately 300 gTLDs and ccTLDs that exist all around the world.

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History

On Monday, November 23 1992, inter.net was registered and is thought to be the first domain hack ever. On Friday, May 3 2002, icio.us was registered and eventually became del.icio.us, the most visited domain hack, with the appending of the "del" third level domain. On June 14 2005, Yahoo! acquired blo.gs[1].

List of active or registered domain hacks

An incomplete list of currently active or registered domain hacks, sorted alphabetically ignoring the dots:

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E

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I

J

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The above domain hacks are domain hacks only technically speaking. This list does not imply the above domain names intend to spell out the full words or title in which the TLD is a part of the word or title of the website.

See also

External links

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