.com
See also: Appendix:Variations of "com"
Translingual
Noun
.com
- (Internet) An Internet top-level domain.
- 2005 March, William Powers, “Sleeping With the Enemy”, in The Atlantic[1] (in English), archived from the original on 31 July 2025:
- 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.”
- 2007, Karyn Prechtel, “Bridging the Gap Between Doctor & Patient: Delivering Relevant Health Information”, in Bruce Fulton, editor, ¡Salud, Se Puede!: Proceedings of the 2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute[2] (in English), page 145:
- 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.
- 2009 January 29, Jennifer Medina, “Backers of Mayoral School Control Face Resistance”, in The New York Times[3] (in English), archived from the original on 9 March 2021:
- 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.
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.
English
Pronunciation
Pronounced as "dot-com".
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɒt.kɒm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɑt.kɑm/
Noun
.com (plural .coms)
- Alternative form of dotcom.