.google is a

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top-level domain A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domain name, domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the DNS root zone, root zone of the nam ...

(TLD) used in the

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(DNS) of the

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. Created in 2014, it is operated by

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, Google's

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. It is notable as one of the first gTLDs associated with a specific brand. The company's first usage of the TLD was with com.google, an

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joke website that hosted a horizontally mirrored version of

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. The domain currently hosts multiple Alphabet Inc. products and services, and plans exist to move other Alphabet properties to .google as well.

Web Security

Google has integrated .google into the

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(HSTS) preload list. This means that all .google domains are hardcoded into major browsers to enforce HTTPS connections, ensuring that users can only access these sites securely. This initiative is part of Google's broader effort to enhance web security by eliminating unencrypted HTTP traffic.

References

External links

IANA .google WHOIS info

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