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The ".org" tag at the end of a web address refers to one of several of the Internet's generic top-level domains, or gTLDs--classifications used to organize online designations in a very general way. In 1984, seven original generic top-level domains were established as a way to loosely classify the emerging variety of Internet content: .com, .org and .net were open to registration, and .gov, .edu, .int and .mil were reserved for institutions affiliated with government, education, international diplomacy and the military, respectively. "Org" is an abbreviation of "organization." While anyone could and can register a .org domain, it was originally intended for nonprofits, informational entities and similar noncommercial web destinations that didn't "fit" other top-level domains. The fact that many nonprofit and philanthropic organizations use the .org domain lends it a certain credibility not associated with other gTLDs. According to the Public Interest Registry, which operates and maintains the .org domain, it is "considered by people around the world to be the domain of trust." While several top-level domains have been established since the mid-1980s, .org remains one of the most familiar, recognizable and in-demand domains available. Socially and environmentally conscious engineering and technology concern MITRE was the very first entity to register a .org domain in July 1985.History
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by Rollie on December 14th, 2009
It is the ending assigned to private non profit agencies like: Religious organizations, charities, etc. The organizations that don't usually pay income taxes.
by Mr_Natural Abstractor of the Quintessence on December 11th, 2009
It means a non-profit organization. "Com" means a commercial business.
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