.nato
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The domain name nato was a top-level domain
in the Domain Name System
of the Internet
. The domain was added in the late 1980s by InterNIC
for the use of NATO, based on the representation that none of the then existing top-level domains (TLDs) adequately reflected their status as an international organization
. Soon after this addition, however, the int
TLD was created for the use of international organizations, and NATO was persuaded to use nato.int instead. Without use, the NATO TLD, was deleted in July 1996.
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...
in the Domain Name System
Domain name system
The Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities...
of the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. The domain was added in the late 1980s by InterNIC
InterNIC
The Internet Network Information Center, known as InterNIC, was the Internet governing body primarily responsible for domain name and IP address allocations from 1972 until September 18, 1998 when this role was assumed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers...
for the use of NATO, based on the representation that none of the then existing top-level domains (TLDs) adequately reflected their status as an international organization
International organization
An intergovernmental organization, sometimes rendered as an international governmental organization and both abbreviated as IGO, is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states , or of other intergovernmental organizations...
. Soon after this addition, however, the int
.int
The domain name int is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the word international, characterizing its use for world-wide purposes....
TLD was created for the use of international organizations, and NATO was persuaded to use nato.int instead. Without use, the NATO TLD, was deleted in July 1996.