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.COM Domains

Originally derived from 'commercial', .COM was one of the first top-level domains in the Internet used when the Domain Name System was implemented in 1985.Originally derived from ‘commercial’, .COM was one of the first top-level domains in the Internet used when the Domain Name System was implemented in 1985. Since then, it has grown to become the largest top-level domain, with over 88 million .COM domains registered. .COM domains are registered in more than 350 languages worldwide, and are globally recognized. The .COM registry is operated by VeriSign.