.org

The domain name.org is a generic top-level domain of the Domain Name System used on the Internet. The name is truncated from 'organization'. It was one of the original... Wikipedia

• Introduced:  January 1, 1985
• TLD type:  Generic top-level domain
• Status:  Active
• Registry:  Public Interest Registry (technical service by Afilias)
• Sponsor:  Not technically sponsored, but PIR is connected with the Internet Society
• Intended use:  Miscellaneous organizations not fitting in other categories (generally noncommercial)
• Actual use:  Nonprofits, personal sites, open-source projects, some government websites, mostly used by non-commercial entities
• Registration restrictions:  None
• Structure:  Registrations at second level permitted
• Documents:  RFC 920, RFC 1591, ICANN registry agreement
• Dispute policies:  UDRP
• Website:  Public Interest Registry
• DNSSEC:  Yes
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo