<s>
Country	B-Protocol
code	I-Protocol
top-level	I-Protocol
domains	I-Protocol
with	I-Protocol
commercial	I-Protocol
licenses	I-Protocol
are	O
Internet	B-Application
country	I-Application
code	I-Application
top-level	O
domain	O
that	O
have	O
adopted	O
a	O
policy	O
for	O
worldwide	O
commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
smallest	O
countries	O
have	O
opened	O
their	O
country	B-Application
code	I-Application
domain	I-Application
to	B-Protocol
worldwide	O
registrations	O
for	O
commercial	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Tuvalu	O
and	O
the	O
Federated	O
States	O
of	O
Micronesia	O
,	O
small	O
island-states	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
,	O
have	O
partnered	O
with	O
VeriSign	B-Application
and	O
FSM	O
Telecommunications	O
respectively	O
,	O
to	B-Protocol
sell	O
domain	O
name	O
registrations	O
using	O
the	O
and	O
TLDs	O
to	B-Protocol
television	O
and	O
radio	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
commercially	O
available	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
are	O
in	O
demand	O
for	O
use	O
outside	O
their	O
home	O
countries	O
because	O
their	O
name	O
can	O
provide	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
a	O
meaningful	O
word	O
or	O
phrase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	B-Protocol
as	B-Library
vanity	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Ascension	O
Island	O
)	O
is	B-Application
sometimes	O
used	O
to	B-Protocol
stand	O
for	O
"	O
Access	O
Connection	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Access	O
Card	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	B-Application
occasionally	O
used	O
by	O
universities	O
to	B-Protocol
stand	O
for	O
"	O
academic	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
by	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Kurdistan	O
–	O
Hawler	O
(	O
)	O
or	O
Ralston	O
College	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Antigua	O
and	O
Barbuda	O
)	O
is	B-Application
sometimes	O
used	O
for	O
agricultural	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
and	O
German-speaking	O
countries	O
,	O
AG	O
(	O
short	O
for	O
Aktiengesellschaft	O
)	O
is	B-Application
appended	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
stock-based	O
company	O
,	O
similar	O
to	B-Protocol
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Armenia	O
)	O
is	B-Application
often	O
used	O
for	O
AM	B-General_Concept
radio	O
stations	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
domain	B-Application
hacks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
American	O
Samoa	O
)	O
In	O
Estonia	O
,	O
Denmark	O
and	O
Norway	O
,	O
AS	B-Library
is	B-Application
appended	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
stock-based	O
company	O
,	O
similar	O
to	B-Protocol
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Austria	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
for	O
English	O
words	O
ending	O
in	O
"	O
at	B-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Belgium	O
)	O
is	B-Application
sometimes	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
literal	O
term	O
"	O
be	B-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	B-Application
also	O
used	O
in	O
some	O
download	O
sites	O
as	B-Library
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
tube	O
"	O
such	O
as	B-Library
,	O
a	O
site	O
for	O
the	O
downloading	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
site	O
is	B-Application
accessible	O
through	O
domain	O
,	O
registered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Belarus	O
)	O
is	B-Application
sometimes	O
used	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
as	B-Library
"	O
BY	O
"	O
is	B-Application
the	O
official	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
Bayern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Canada	O
)	O
is	B-Application
occasionally	O
used	O
to	B-Protocol
create	O
domain	B-Application
hacks	I-Application
like	O
,	O
the	O
web	O
domain	O
of	O
The	O
Historica	O
Dominion	O
Institute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
type	O
of	O
use	O
is	B-Application
limited	O
by	O
the	O
.ca	B-General_Concept
domain	O
's	O
Canadian	O
residence	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Cocos	O
(	O
Keeling	O
)	O
Islands	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
sites	O
such	O
as	B-Library
community	O
colleges	O
,	O
especially	O
before	O
such	O
institutions	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	B-Protocol
use	O
.edu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	B-Application
also	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
churches	O
as	B-Library
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
Christian	O
church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
of	O
Congo	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
for	O
CD	O
merchants	O
and	O
file	O
sharing	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
church	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Cook	O
Islands	O
)	O
was	O
notably	O
abused	O
in	O
Chris	O
Morris	O
's	O
Nathan	O
Barley	O
by	O
preceding	O
it	B-General_Concept
with	O
"	O
.co	B-Application
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	B-Protocol
spell	O
out	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
cock	O
"	O
(	O
.co.ck	O
as	B-Library
in	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Colombia	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
as	B-Library
commercial	O
,	O
corporation	O
,	O
or	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Djibouti	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
for	O
CD	O
merchants	O
and	O
disc	O
jockies	O
(	O
DJs	O
,	O
as	B-Library
in	O
deejay	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Spain	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
for	O
forming	O
plural	O
words	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Finland	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
as	B-Library
a	O
domain	B-Application
hack	I-Application
by	O
Eye-Fi	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
maker	O
of	O
memory	O
cards	O
with	O
Wi-Fi	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
the	O
Federated	O
States	O
of	O
Micronesia	O
)	O
is	B-Application
often	O
used	O
for	O
FM	B-Protocol
radio	O
stations	O
(	O
and	O
even	O
non-FM	O
stations	O
,	O
such	O
as	B-Library
internet	O
radio	O
stations	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Greenland	O
)	O
is	B-Application
often	O
used	O
for	O
Galician	O
or	O
Galicia-related	O
sites	O
,	O
in	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
TLD	O
is	B-Application
also	O
used	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
link	O
shortening	O
and	O
analytics	O
service	O
Goo.gl	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Guernsey	O
)	O
is	B-Application
often	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
and	O
gambling	O
industry	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
relation	O
to	B-Protocol
horse	O
racing	O
and	O
online	O
poker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
GG	B-General_Concept
"	O
is	B-Application
popularly	O
used	O
in	O
online	O
video	O
games	O
as	B-Library
an	O
acronym	O
of	O
"	O
good	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Man	O
)	O
is	B-Application
often	O
used	O
by	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
programs	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
India	O
)	O
is	B-Application
widely	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
internet	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
examples	O
are	O
online	O
storage	O
site	O
Drop.io	B-Application
and	O
task	O
list	O
site	O
Done.io	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
used	O
by	O
tech	O
companies	O
or	O
individuals	O
for	O
its	O
relation	O
to	B-Protocol
Input/Output	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Iceland	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
as	B-Library
the	O
English	O
verb	O
,	O
"	O
to	B-Protocol
be	B-General_Concept
"	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
a	O
directory	O
name	O
suffix	O
to	B-Protocol
complete	O
a	O
linguistically	O
correct	O
sentence	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
"	O
<noun>.is/<verb>	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
noun.is/adjective	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Iran	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
in	O
domain	B-Application
hacks	I-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
.has.ir	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Italy	O
)	O
is	B-Application
the	O
third-person	O
neuter	O
pronoun	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
is	B-Application
used	O
for	O
domains	O
such	O
as	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Jersey	O
)	O
is	B-Application
often	O
used	O
as	B-Library
a	O
diminutive	O
in	O
Dutch	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
huis.je	O
 "	O
)	O
,	O
as	B-Library
"	O
your	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
zoek.je	O
 "	O
=	O
"	O
search	O
your	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
as	B-Library
"	O
I	O
"	O
in	O
French	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
moi.je	O
 "	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Laos	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
as	B-Library
suggesting	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
or	O
Latin	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Liechtenstein	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
as	B-Library
meaning	O
Long	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Latvia	O
)	O
is	B-Application
also	O
used	O
to	B-Protocol
abbreviate	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
or	O
less	O
frequently	O
,	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Libya	O
)	O
is	B-Application
also	O
used	O
for	O
words	O
ending	O
with	O
suffix	O
"	O
ly	B-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Moldova	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
medical	O
industry	O
(	O
as	B-Library
in	O
"	O
medical	O
domain	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
medical	O
doctor	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Montenegro	O
)	O
was	O
opened	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
quickly	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
used	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
for	O
vanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	B-Application
used	O
worldwide	O
by	O
individuals	O
,	O
and	O
companies	O
offering	O
services	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
meaning	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
more	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	B-Application
widely	O
used	O
as	B-Library
well	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
for	O
its	O
abbreviation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Mongolia	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
to	B-Protocol
abbreviate	O
Minnesota	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Montserrat	O
)	O
is	B-Application
also	O
used	O
for	O
some	O
Microsoft-related	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Mauritius	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
within	O
the	O
music	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Nicaragua	O
)	O
is	B-Application
occasionally	O
adopted	O
by	O
companies	O
from	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
,	O
particularly	O
to	B-Protocol
distinguish	O
from	O
the	O
more	O
usual	O
.uk	B-Application
within	O
all	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Niue	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
as	B-Library
resembling	O
"	O
new	O
"	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
"	O
now	O
"	O
in	O
Scandinavian/Dutch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
)	O
can	O
be	B-General_Concept
used	O
in	O
the	O
meaning	O
of	O
"	O
Public	O
Relations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Serbia	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
in	O
English	O
words	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
letters	O
"	O
rs	B-General_Concept
"	O
such	O
as	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Seychelles	O
)	O
is	B-Application
often	O
used	O
as	B-Library
.Source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Saint	O
Helena	O
)	O
is	B-Application
also	O
sometimes	O
used	O
for	O
entities	O
connected	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
German	O
Bundesland	O
of	O
Schleswig-Holstein	O
or	O
the	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
Canton	O
of	O
Schaffhausen	O
,	O
or	O
to	B-Protocol
Shanghai	B-Device
or	O
Shenzhen	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
also	O
sees	O
use	O
among	O
tech	O
circles	O
:	O
.sh	B-General_Concept
is	B-Application
the	O
file	O
extension	O
for	O
Shell	B-Language
scripts	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Slovenia	O
)	O
is	B-Application
also	O
used	O
by	O
Hispanic	O
sites	O
as	B-Library
"	O
yes	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
sí	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mexican	O
mayor	O
candidate	O
Jorge	O
Arana	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
had	O
his	O
web	O
site	O
registered	O
as	B-Library
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Suriname	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
as	B-Library
being	O
for	O
"	O
seniors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
São	O
Tomé	O
and	O
Príncipe	O
)	O
is	B-Application
being	O
marketed	O
worldwide	O
as	B-Library
an	O
abbreviation	O
for	O
various	O
things	O
including	O
"	O
street	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Turks	O
and	O
Caicos	O
Islands	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
as	B-Library
"	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
Türkiye	O
Cumhuriyeti	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Turkmenistan	O
)	O
can	O
be	B-General_Concept
used	O
as	B-Library
"	O
trade	O
mark	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Tonga	O
)	O
is	B-Application
often	O
used	O
as	B-Library
the	O
English	O
word	O
"	O
to	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
as	B-Library
the	O
TLD	O
for	O
Toronto	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Italian	O
city	O
and	O
province	O
of	O
Turin	O
(	O
Torino	O
in	O
Italian	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Tuvalu	O
)	O
is	B-Application
used	O
for	O
the	O
television/entertainment	O
industry	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	B-Application
also	O
used	O
for	O
local	O
businesses	O
in	O
the	O
province	O
of	O
Treviso	O
,	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Saint	O
Vincent	O
and	O
the	O
Grenadines	O
)	O
is	B-Application
sometimes	O
used	O
to	B-Protocol
abbreviate	O
"	O
Venture	O
Capital	O
"	O
"	O
Vacation	O
Club	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Virtual	O
Casino	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
British	O
Virgin	O
Islands	O
)	O
is	B-Application
sometimes	O
used	O
to	B-Protocol
abbreviate	O
Video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Vanuatu	O
)	O
means	O
"	O
seen	O
"	O
in	O
French	O
as	B-Library
well	O
as	B-Library
an	O
abbreviation	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
language	O
word	O
"	O
view	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Samoa	O
,	O
earlier	O
Western	O
Samoa	O
)	O
is	B-Application
marketed	O
as	B-Library
.Website	O
.	O
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