Why do some websites use .co and others use .com?

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Example: .co.uk or .co.nz and .com.au or .com.ar

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Anonymous 0 Comments

A domain name is a dot `.` separated identifier that identifies ownership from the right to the left.

A way to read a domain name like `company.co.uk` is “name `company` is registered to the `co` domain that itself is registered to the `uk` domain”.

It’s up to `company` to decide which domain it wants to be registered under.

FYI, ownership might not be the best term, but it is close enough.

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