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This article is about the Internet domain. For the magazine, see .info (magazine). For other uses, see Info.
.info is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. The name is derived from information, although registration requirements do not prescribe any particular purpose.[1]
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Introduced | June 26, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-06-26) |
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TLD type | Generic top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Afilias |
Sponsor | None |
Intended use | Informational websites |
Actual use | Used for general purposes |
Registration restrictions | None |
Structure | Registrations at second level permitted |
Documents | ICANN registry agreement |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
Registry website | afilias |
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The TLD info followed ICANN's highly publicized announcement,[2] in late 2000, of a phased release of seven new generic top-level domains. The event was the first addition of major gTLDs since the Domain Name System was developed in the 1980s. The seven new gTLDs, selected from over 180 proposals, were meant in part to take the pressure off the com domain.[3]