‘Dot-Cor’ Could Have Internet’s Main Suffix Over ‘Dot-Com’

A report on Wednesday said that the main Internet suffix “dot-com” (.com) could have been “dot-cor” (.cor).
‘Dot-Cor’ Could Have Internet’s Main Suffix Over ‘Dot-Com’
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A report on Wednesday said that the main Internet suffix “dot-com” (.com) could have been “dot-cor” (.cor).

The Washington Post reported that “.cor” could have most-used suffix on the Internet, standing for corporate. As it stands, “.com” stands for “commercial.”

Craig Partridge, who was involved in early discussions about what the Internet would look like, made the revelation to the Post.

“Originally it was going to be .cor, for corporate,” Partridge told the paper. He said that “.com” was used instead for reason he can’t remember clearly.

The first dot-com was registered in March 1985 to Symbolics, a manufacturer of computers in Massachusetts.

He said that it was a small group of people who decided on the most ubiquitous top-level-domains, including .gov, .edu., and .org.

“Dot-net, ­dot-ARPA — and that may have been the full list. It was definitely no more than 10,” he said.

And he said that it was unclear how much use the TLDs would get. “It wasn’t clear that people were ever going to be on the Internet,” he told the ppaer.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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