.com

See also: Appendix:Variations of "com"

Translingual

Noun

.com

  1. (Internet) An Internet top-level domain.
    • 2007, Karyn Prechtel, “Bridging the Gap Between Doctor & Patient: Delivering Relevant Health Information”, in Bruce Fulton, editor, ¡Salud, Se Puede!: Proceedings of the 2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute‎[1] (in English), page 145:
      There are some exceptions again www.mayoclinic.com, is a very quality site and it's a .com, MedlinePlus has bought the .com URL of course.
    • 2009 January 29, Jennifer Medina, “Backers of Mayoral School Control Face Resistance”, in The New York Times‎[2] (in English), archived from the original on 9 March 2021:
      Rather than producing flashy television spots, it has placed simple ads on Web sites of news organizations and urbanbaby.com, and tried to spread its positions by posting on education and community listservs and blogs.

Usage notes

This domain was originally intended to indicate websites that were commercial in nature; it is now used by a wide range of websites, regardless of their commercial nature.

English

Pronunciation

Pronounced as "dot-com".

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɒt.kɒm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɑt.kɑm/

Noun

.com (plural .coms)

  1. Alternative form of dotcom.

Anagrams

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