.com

Commercial web address

.com is the most common domain name suffix on the internet, originally designating commercial websites but now used broadly for any purpose.

Pronounced "dot com," it became synonymous with internet businesses during the 1990s tech boom: a dot-com startup, the dot-com bubble.

The suffix often stands in for internet presence generally: Do they have a dot-com?

domain

website

Online page collection

  • URLWeb location identifier
  • internetInterconnected computer systems
  • webInterwoven filament structure

online · homepage · hosting · server · browser · hyperlink · digital · network · cyberspace · SEO

business

startup

New business enterprise

corporation · marketplace · branding · marketing · advertising · commerce · revenue · profit · investment · capital

bubble

bust

Failure or sculpture

vaporware · irrational exuberance · 90s · Y2K · venture capital · sock puppet · bubble burst · correction

Categories
Opposites
organizational purpose/sector

.com.org

Nonprofit domain extension

.edu · .gov · nonprofit · public sector · academia

era of internet culture

.comWeb3

Decentralized internet paradigm

offline · analog · brick-and-mortar · meatspace

geographic/national identity

.com.uk

British internet country code

.ca

Family

com, dotcom, dot-com

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G