.gl
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.gl is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Greenland.
RegistrationEdit
The domain is available for Internet services worldwide and registrations are handled by ICANN-accredited domain name registrars.
Domain hackEdit
The domain name has sometimes been marketed as standing for "good luck", "graphics library" or Gloucestershire.
In December 2009, Google released a URL shortener service using the domain hack goo.gl.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Second-level domainsEdit
- .com.gl: Used by commercial businesses or websites operating in or associated with Greenland.
- .org.gl: Typically used by non-profit organizations in Greenland.
- .net.gl: Often used by internet service providers or networking companies operating in Greenland.
- .edu.gl: Reserved for educational institutions in Greenland.
- .gov.gl: Used by the Greenland government.
- .tr.gl: Unconditional and Undocumented ( Registrar : Poyraz Hosting)
SuspensionEdit
In April 2013, the registry unilaterally voluntarily suspended resolution of thepiratebay.gl, intended to be a new primary domain name for Bittorrent search engine The Pirate Bay.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>