gTLD

Also known as: gTLDs, generic top-level domain

Generic top-level domain (.com, .net, .org, .app, .dev, etc.) operated under ICANN policy.

The original gTLDs (.com, .net, .org plus a handful of others) date from the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2013, ICANN has approved over 1500 new gTLDs (.app, .dev, .cloud, .agency, .london, .bank, and many more). New gTLDs vary widely on pricing, eligibility rules, registry resilience, and recognition; mature originals are predictable, newer ones need a look-before-you-leap.