.io
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| Introduced | 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | NIC.IO (run by Internet Computer Bureau) |
| Sponsor | IO Top Level Domain Registry (Cable and Wireless) |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Actual use | A handful of domain hack and foreign-language sites; little of anything related to the territory itself. |
| Registration restrictions | None for 2nd level registrations; 3rd level registrant must be resident of British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels |
| Documents | Terms & Conditions; Rules |
| Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Policy |
| Website | NIC.IO |
| DNSSEC | yes |
.io is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Internationalized domain names may also be registered (see details).
.io is used in domain hacks as well as other sites where "io" can stand for Input/output (computing).
[edit] See also
- .uk, ccTLD for the United Kingdom
[edit] External links
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