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Reserved internet domain example 1999 Reserved top-level domain Reserved to prevent confusion and conflict IANA None Example top-level domain for documentation Sometimes used in intended manner in documentation No registrations are possible As needed in example usage 2606 None None The name example is reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.2606 Reserved DNS names In 1999, the Internet Engineering Task Force reserved the DNS labels example, invalid, localhost, and test so that they may not be installed into the root zone of the Domain Name System.2606 The reason for reservation of these top-level domain names is to reduce the likelihood of conflict and confusion. This allows the use of these names for either documentation purposes or in local testing scenarios. Purpose The top-level domain example is explicitly intended to be used in documentation or other technical writing, when domain names are presented as examples in usage or presentation of concepts of the Domain Name System or the Internet. See also example.com 192.0.2.0 24, 198.51.100.0 24, 203.0.113.0 24 – IPv4 ranges reserved for documentation and example code.5737 2001:db8::/32 – IPv6 range reserved for documentation.3849 References Category:Top-level domains Category:Placeholder names Category:Internet properties established in 1999 ja:トップレベルドメイン#特殊用途