Definition of .edu

From the English education (education). Generic internet domain of the TLD type. It was established in January 1985 and is managed by the VeriSign company.

This type of domains is mainly used for educational institutions. Most countries use a second level domain for this type of domain, such as: .edu.ar (Argentina), .edu.mx (Mexico), .edu.au (Australia), etc.

The registration of .edu domains must be accredited by the US Department of Education.

First level (TLD)

without sponsor
.biz, .com, .info, .mil, .name, .net, .org

Others without sponsor
.bar .bible .biz .church .club .college .design .eus .green .hiv .ist .kaufen .kiwi .lat .moe .name .ninja .one .OOO .pro .scot .wiki .xyz

Sponsored
.aero, .asia, .cat, .coop, .edu, .gov, .int, .jobs, .mil, .mobi, .museum, .post, .tel, .travel, .xxx

Proposed
.geo .mail .web .bzh .eng .sic .бг .africa .bcn .lat .art .eco .kid .kids .music .shop

Deleted
.born

Reserved
.example .invalid .localhost .onion .test

From countries (XX or com.XX)
.ar, .cl, .mx, .br, .co, .gt, .uy, .pe, .ve, .es, etc.

Website: www.educause.edu

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