What is a Domain Name?

A domain name is your unique address on the Internet. Domain name registration allows you to take ownership of that domain name by registering it with an approved domain names registrar like Network Solutions®. Businesses typically register domain names with their company name or their product names, while individuals often register domain names with their family names or names that have a personal interest to them. Domain names have two parts: the label and the extension, separated by a 'dot.' For example, in the domain name NetworkSolutions.com, 'Network Solutions' is the label and 'com' is the extension (also called the "top-level domain" or "TLD").