museum is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the

Domain Name System The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use ...

of the Internet used exclusively by

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make th ...

s, museum associations, and individual members of the museum profession, as these groups are defined by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). In joint action with the J. Paul Getty Trust, ICOM established the Museum Domain Management Association (MuseDoma), headed by Cary Karp, for the purpose of submitting an application to

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for the creation of the new

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(gTLD), and to operate a registry. The domain was entered into the DNS root on 20 October 2001, and was the first sponsored top-level domain to be instituted through ICANN's action. The purpose of this domain is to reserve a segment of the DNS name space reserved for the use of museums; a name space whose conventions are defined by the museum community. The TLD grants users a quick and intuitive way to verify the authenticity of a museum site. Conversely, since it is a type of formal third-party certification, museums using this name space obtain a way to assure visitors of the site's validity. One of the initial ideas with the tld was to create a network of official museum websites, and operate a central indexing tool to make all of their hosted content searchable, discoverable. In addition to the eligibility requirements specified in the charter, naming conventions apply to the labeling of subdomains. Extensive support is also being introduced for internationalized domain names, as described at . Registrations are processed via accredited registrars.List of .museum accredited registrars
, about.museum.

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About .museum website

Index of names in .museum

MuseDoma website
Computer-related introductions in 2001 Sponsored top-level domains * International Council of Museums Museum informatics {{compu-domain-stub sv:Toppdomän#Generiska toppdomäner

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