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{{Short description|Reserved internet domain}} {{Infobox Top level domain |name=example |image= |introduced=1999 |type=[[Top-level domain#Reserved domains|Reserved top-level domain]] |status=Reserved to prevent confusion and conflict |registry=[[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]] |sponsor=None |intendeduse=Example top-level domain for documentation |actualuse=Sometimes used in intended manner in documentation |restrictions=no registrations are possible |structure=as needed in example usage |document={{IETF RFC|2606}} |disputepolicy=None |website=None |}} The name '''example''' is reserved by the [[Internet Engineering Task Force]] (IETF) as a domain name that may not be installed as a [[top-level domain]] in the [[Domain Name System]] (DNS) of the [[Internet]].{{Ref RFC|2606}} ==Reserved DNS names== In 1999, the [[Internet Engineering Task Force]] reserved the DNS labels ''example'', [[.invalid|''invalid'']], [[.localhost|''localhost'']], and [[.test|''test'']] so that they may not be installed into the [[DNS root zone|root zone]] of the Domain Name System.{{Ref RFC|2606}} The reason for reservation of these top-level domain names is to reduce the likelihood of conflict and confusion. This allows the use of these names for either documentation purposes or in local testing scenarios. ==Purpose== The top-level domain {{mono|example}} is explicitly intended to be used in documentation or other technical writing, when domain names are presented as examples in usage or presentation of concepts of the Domain Name System or the Internet. ==See also== * [[example.com]] * [[IPv4#Allocation|{{IPaddr|192.0.2.0|24}}, {{IPaddr|198.51.100.0|24}}, {{IPaddr|203.0.113.0|24}}]] โ [[IPv4]] ranges reserved for documentation and example code.{{Ref RFC|5737}} * [[IPv6 address#Unicast addresses|2001:db8::/32]] โ [[IPv6]] range reserved for documentation.{{Ref RFC|3849}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{GTLD}} {{DEFAULTSORT:EXAMPLE}} [[Category:Top-level domains]] [[Category:Placeholder names]] [[Category:Internet properties established in 1999]] [[ja:ใใใใฌใใซใใกใคใณ#็นๆฎ็จ้]]
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