Editing .st

{{short description|Internet country-code top level domain for São Tomé and Príncipe}}
{{Infobox top level domain
| name          = .st
| image         = Dotst.png
| introduced    = 7 November 1997
| type          = [[Country code top-level domain]]
| status        = Active
| registry      = [[Bahnhof|Bahnhof ST Registry]]
| sponsor       = [[Tecnisys]]
| intendeduse   = Entities connected with {{nowrap|[[São Tomé and Príncipe]]}}
| actualuse     = Used in São Tomé and Príncipe, but marketed worldwide for various purposes
| restrictions  = None
| structure     = Registrations are made directly at the second level
| document      = [https://www.nic.st/terms-of-service Terms and Conditions]
| disputepolicy = The registry obeys court orders, and judges disputes themselves for a fee
| website       = [https://www.nic.st/ .ST registry]
}}

'''.st''' is the [[Internet]] [[country code]] [[top-level domain]] ([[ccTLD]]) for [[São Tomé and Príncipe]].  The code is marketed worldwide as an abbreviation for various entities.

== Second-level domains ==
Registrations are taken directly at the second level, but some names have been reserved for use in specialized third-level registrations (though not all of these are actually in use at present):<ref name=TOS />{{Additional citation needed|date=August 2022 |reason=primary;doesn't cover all claims }}

* '''nic.st''': Official ST domain registry (older: ''registry.st'')
* '''gov.st''': [[Government of São Tomé and Príncipe]]
* '''saotome.st''': Island of [[São Tomé Island|São Tomé]]
* '''principe.st''': Island of [[Príncipe]]
* '''consulado.st''': São Tomé and Príncipe consulates
* '''embaixada.st''': São Tomé and Príncipe embassies
* '''org.st''': non-profit organisations
* '''edu.st''': educational institutions
* '''net.st''': network providers/operators, ISPs
* '''com.st''': commercial entities
* '''store.st'''
* '''mil.st''': [[Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe]]
* '''co.st'''

== Other uses ==
The .st domain is being marketed as a general-use domain, with a number of meanings suggested, including the abbreviation of "street", "state", short for "[[Star Trek]]" and more. The .st domain is also commonly used to create domain names that [[domain hack|spell words ending in st]], such as ''toa.st'' or ''ho.st''. It is used for [[URL shortening]] domains like The Washington Post's ''wapo.st'', and [[PlayStation]]'s ''play.st''.

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="TOS">{{Cite web |title= Terms and Conditions |url= https://www.nic.st/terms-of-service |access-date= 2022-08-15 |website= .ST registry}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/st.html IANA .st whois information]

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[[Category:Country code top-level domains]]
[[Category:Communications in São Tomé and Príncipe]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 1997]]

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