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Extension Codes


Have you ever wondered where a site was coming from...or an email? If you see these letters in an extension, usually before and/or after a dot, the site or email addy will be from this country. Of course, servers do not have to use these codes...this is just a guide.


Country Codes in WWW addresses

CODECOUNTRY
auAustralia
caCanada
chSwitzerland
deGermany
frFrance
jpJapan
mx Mexico
ruRussia
ukUnited Kingdom
usUnited States


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Have you ever wondered what .com or .org meant? Here are some of the most common extensions used on the net and what they stand for.


Extensions

CODEMEANING
.comCommercial organization
.eduEducational institutions
.govGovernment organizations
.milMilitary organizations
.netNetwork organizations
.orgOrganizations...usually non-profit


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Created and Updated by Kathy Brandt ~ 12/24/99