Editing .ms (section)

== Usage examples ==
* [[Microsoft]] uses this as an abbreviation for projects such as ch9.ms, [[OneDrive|1drv]].ms for [[OneDrive]], and for [[Microsoft Defender Antivirus|Defender for Cloud Apps]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=AbbyMSFT |title=Troubleshooting - What is mcas.ms, mcas-gov.us, or mcas-gov.ms? - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/troubleshooting-proxy-url |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=learn.microsoft.com |language=en-us}}</ref> In particular, aka.ms is used extensively as a [[URL shortening|URL shortener]] for Microsoft's web sites, such as http://aka.ms/MFAsetup.
* Websites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. state of [[Mississippi]] also use the .ms domain<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dixie-net.com/msdomains.shtml |title=Mississippi Company Has Unique Product To Personalize Email Addresses |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503100700/http://www.dixie-net.com/msdomains.shtml |archive-date=3 May 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> as MS is the [[ISO 3166-2:US]] code and official [[List of U.S. state abbreviations|United States Postal Service]] abbreviation for the state. 
* Some companies based in the Brazilian state of [[Mato Grosso do Sul]] ([[ISO 3166-2:BR|officially abbreviated as MS]]) use the .ms TLD
* Some companies and organisations in the [[Germany|German]] town [[Münster]] in Westphalia use the TLD as well since MS is the [[vehicle registration plates of Germany|official vehicle license plate code]] for the city.
* ''[[The New York Times]]'' uses .ms as a top level domain name for [[permalinks]] referring to ''New York Times'' addresses.  For example, http://nyti.ms/ reaches ''The New York Times'' homepage.
* The [[Hillary Clinton]] [[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016|2016 presidential campaign]] used the domain name "HRC.ms" as a URL shortener.
* The family of F1 driver [[Michael Schumacher]] used the domain name keepfighting.ms for his foundation, established after his skiing accident in [[Méribel]] on 29 December 2013
* A [[Netherlands|Dutch]] foundation for the cure of [[multiple sclerosis]] (MS) uses arenamoves.ms.
* The [[Netherlands|Dutch]] organisation openbsd.amsterdam uses obsda.ms for its short code link.