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.com
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Appendix:Variations of "com"
Translingual
Etymology 1
mul domain :abbr en:commercial
mul en:commercial.
Noun
mul noun
mul Internet An Internet top-level domain.
en mul 2005-03 w:The Atlantic Sleeping With the Enemy William Powers https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/03/sleeping-with-the-enemy/303874/ The New York Times called it “another signal moment for bloggers,” while over at HardwareGeeks.com (“a community for sophisticated geeks and geekettes”), they were flying the victory flag: “A blogger with a White House Press pass? Just another sign of the times and another indication that bloggers are as powerful as regular media.” https://web.archive.org/web/20251127185215/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/03/sleeping-with-the-enemy/303874/ 27 November 2025
en mul 2007 145 Karyn Prechtel Bridging the Gap Between Doctor & Patient: Delivering Relevant Health Information ¡Salud, Se Puede!: Proceedings of the 2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute Bruce Fulton https://books.google.com.au/books?id=FTHW9HI2F5kC&pg=PA145&dq=%22There+are+some+exceptions+again+www.mayoclinic.com,+is+a+very+quality+site%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikmbO35JrOAhXFNpQKHT7GCmQQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22There%20are%20some%20exceptions%20again%20www.mayoclinic.com%2C%20is%20a%20very%20quality%20site%22&f=false There are some exceptions again www.mayoclinic.com, is a very quality site and it's a .com, MedlinePlus has bought the .com URL of course.
en mul 2009-01-29 Jennifer Medina Backers of Mayoral School Control Face Resistance w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/education/29learn.html Rather than producing flashy television spots, it has placed simple ads on Web sites of news organizations and urbanbaby.com, and tried to spread its positions by posting on education and community listservs and blogs. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309180316/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/education/29learn.html
Usage notes
This domain was originally intended to indicate websites that were commercial in nature; it is now used by a wide range of websites, regardless of their commercial nature.
Etymology 2
mul en:command.
Noun
mul noun
COM file
An extension for command files.
Further reading
com
mul File formats
English
Pronunciation
Pronounced as "dot-com".
en /dɒt.kɒm/ RP
en /dɑt.kɑm/ GA
Noun
en dotcom.
See also
en dot com
Anagrams
en cmo CMO MCO MOC OMC moc
en Business Internet