<P> The initial set of generic top - level domains , defined by RFC 920 in October 1984 , was a set of `` general purpose domains '' : com , edu , gov , mil , org . The net domain was added with the first implementation of these domains . The com , net , and org TLDs , despite their originally - specific goals , are now open to use for any purpose . </P>
<P> The initial set of generic top - level domains , defined by RFC 920 in October 1984 , was a set of `` general purpose domains '' : com , edu , gov , mil , org . The net domain was added with the first implementation of these domains . The com , net , and org TLDs , despite their originally - specific goals , are now open to use for any purpose . </P>
. org .net . gov . com and . mil are examples of what
. org .net . gov . com and . mil are examples of what
generic top - level domains
generic top - level domains