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Why does a domain name look the way it does?

A domain name is made up of different parts, called labels, which are separated by dots (.).

For example, in www.abc.com.my:

www is a subdomain.
abc is the registered domain name.
com indicates a commercial category.
my is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Malaysia.

Domain names follow a hierarchical structure that helps organise the Internet and allows computers to find websites and other online services.

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