Let's use www.myshop.com as an example.
A domain name is made up of different parts:
|
Component |
Example |
Description |
|
Top-Level Domain (TLD) |
.com |
The domain extension. |
|
Second-Level Domain (SLD) |
myshop |
The unique name you choose for your domain. |
|
Subdomain |
www |
An optional prefix that can be used to organize website content or services. |
In this example:
myshop.com
is the registered domain name, consisting of the domain name (myshop) and the domain extension (.com).
The www portion is a subdomain, not part of the registered domain itself. Both www.myshop.com and myshop.com can point to the same website.
