.ms
Encyclopedia
.ms is the Internet
country code
top-level domain
(ccTLD) for Montserrat
, a British Overseas Territory. Microsoft
has used this as an abbreviation with projects such as ch9.ms. Web sites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. State of Mississippi
also use the .ms domain as MS is the official United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state. MySpace
automatically changes links with the domain www.lnk.ms. Some companies and organisations in the German town Münster
in Westphalia use the TLD as well since MS is the official vehicle licence plate code for the city.
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code
Country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
top-level domain
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
(ccTLD) for Montserrat
Montserrat
Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...
, a British Overseas Territory. Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
has used this as an abbreviation with projects such as ch9.ms. Web sites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. State of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
also use the .ms domain as MS is the official United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state. MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
automatically changes links with the domain www.lnk.ms. Some companies and organisations in the German town Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
in Westphalia use the TLD as well since MS is the official vehicle licence plate code for the city.