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{{Short description|Internet top-level domain}} {{Infobox Top level domain | name = .name | image = DotnameTLDlogo-vrsn.png | introduced = {{start date and age|2001|08|17}} | type = [[Generic top-level domain]] | status = Active | registry = [[Verisign]] | sponsor = None | intendeduse = Personal sites of individuals | actualuse = Mostly used as intended | restrictions = No prior restriction on registration, but registrations can be challenged if not by or on behalf of an individual with a name similar to that of the domain, or a fictional character in which the registrant has rights | structure = Originally registrations had to be at third level, in form '''john.smith.name''', but later direct second-level registrations were allowed | document={{URL|https://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/|ICANN registry agreement}} | disputepolicy = {{Webarchive|title=dot name - Eligibility Requirements Dispute Resolution Policy (ERDRP)|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912131837/http://www.nic.name/erdrp.html|date=September 12, 2008}} | website = {{URL|https://verisign.com/domain-names/name-domains}} }} '''.name''' is a [[generic top-level domain]] (gTLD) in the [[Domain Name System]] of the [[Internet]]. It is intended for use by individuals for representation of their personal name, nicknames, screen names, pseudonyms, or other types of identification labels.
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