.net

generic top-level domain

Intangible generic_top_level_domain Q31835

Facts

8 properties

Instance of: generic top-level domain
Inception: 1985^[3]
Official website: www.verisigninc.com^[4]
Website: www.verisigninc.com
Different from: .NET Framework, .NET^[6]^[7]
Dummy value: example.net^[8]
Maintained by: Verisign^[2]
Sponsor: Verisign^[5]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 5

File Format Wiki page ID: TLD_.net
Freebase ID: /m/02x6m8
IANA Root Zone Database ID: net
ICANNWiki page ID: .net
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["TopLevelDomain", "NET"]

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Instance of 1

generic top-level domain

Maintained by 1

Verisign

Sponsor 1

Verisign

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Summary

.net is a generic top-level domain^[1].

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ .net — maintained by (P126): Verisign. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ .net — inception (P571): 1985. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ .net — official website (P856): http://www.verisigninc.com/fr. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ .net — sponsor (P859): Verisign. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ .net — different from (P1889): .NET Framework. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ .net — different from (P1889): .NET. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ .net — dummy value (P5692): example.net. RFC 2606: Reserved Top Level DNS Names. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ .net is an instance of generic top-level domain (Q29469) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). .net. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/net

MLA “.net.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/net.

BibTeX

@misc{4ortxyz_net_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{.net}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/net}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-02}}

LLM prompt

According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): .net — https://4ort.xyz/entity/net (retrieved 2026-11-02)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/net · Last refreshed: November 2, 2026