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.localhost
IANA -- Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Introduced 1999
TLD type Reserved top-level domain
Status Reserved to prevent actual use
Registry IANA
Sponsoring organization None
Intended use Identifies the current local computer; reserved at the top level of the DNS to prevent remote addresses that conflict with this
Actual use Much software, including Web browsers, lets you access local host this way
Registration restrictions No registrations are possible, as this domain is not in the root
Structure Has no structure; it's used directly as a hostname
Documents RFC 2606
Dispute policies None
Web site None

.localhost is a Reserved top-level domain never intended for actual use in the global DNS. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name. ... The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is an organisation that oversees IP address, top level domain and Internet protocol code point allocations. ... A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name. ... The Domain Name System or DNS is a system that stores information about hostnames and domain names in a kind of distributed database on networks, such as the Internet. ...


Its reservation is to avoid misuse with the common localhost In computing the term localhost refers to the location of the currently used system. ...


See also

Reserved top-level domains A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name. ...

  • RFC2606 - Reserved domains list and information

Generic top-level domains A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization. ...

.aero .arpa .biz .com .coop .edu .gov .info .int .mil .museum .name .net .org .pro .aero is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internets Domain Name System. ... .arpa is an Internet top_level domain (TLD) used exclusively for Internet_infrastructure purposes. ... .biz is a generic top-level domain intended for domains to be used by businesses; the name is a phoenetic spelling of the first syllable of business. It was created to relieve some of the demand for the finite domain names available in the . ... .com is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internets Domain Name System. ... .coop is a generic top-level domain intended for the use of cooperatives. ... .edu (dot-edu) is the generic top-level domain for educational institutions, primarily those in the United States. ... .gov is the generic top-level domain used by the United States federal government. ... .info is a generic top-level domain intended for informative websites, although its use is not restricted. ... .int - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... .mil is the generic top-level domain for the United States Department of Defense and its subsidiary organizations. ... .museum is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used exclusively by museums, museum associations, and individual members of the museum profession, as these groups are defined by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ... .name is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) intended for the use of individuals. ... .net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internets Domain Name System. ... .org is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used in the Internets Domain Name System. ... .pro is a generic top-level domain for professionals. ...

Deleted/Retired Reserved/Unassigned In negotiation to be added
.nato .example .invalid .localhost .test .cat .jobs .mobi .tel .post .travel .xxx

See also Country code top-level domains .example is a Reserved top-level domain never intended for actual use in the global DNS. It was not one of the original top-level domains established in 1985. ... jhjhjh ... .cat is a top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be used to highlight Catalan language and culture. ... .jobs is a top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to employment-related sites. ... .mobi is a top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to mobile devices and sites providing services for them. ... .post is Top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to the use of national and regional postal services, and private businesses that provide similar services. ... .travel is Top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to the use of travel agents, airlines, bed and breakfast operators, tourism bureaus, and others in the travel industry. ... .xxx is an unofficial top level domain intended for sexually explicit sites on the Internet. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
.localhost at AllExperts (129 words)
.localhost is a reserved top-level domain not intended for real use in the global DNS.
Its reservation is intended to avoid confusion with the common localhost.
Also, the ".localhost" TLD has traditionally been statically defined in host DNS implementations as having an A record pointing to the loop back IP address and is reserved for such use.
Localhost - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (450 words)
The initial letter is capitalized due to technical restrictions.
In computing the term localhost refers to the location of the currently used system.
It is a loopback device which is assigned the IP address 127.0.0.1 in IPv4, or ::1 in IPv6, which can be used by TCP/IP applications to talk to themselves if this is needed.
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