.si is the Internet
country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical
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top-level domain
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The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the ...
(
ccTLD) for
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe
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. It is administered by the
ARNES, the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. In 2010, the registry hosted 80,000 domain names.
In 2012, that number increased to 100,000.
Domain hacks
Domain hacks for the .si TLD are quite popular, since ''si'' is second person singular of the verb 'to be' in Slovene. As such, many domains have been created that are using such domain hacks, one of the most popular being ''zadovoljna.si'' ('You are pleased', feminine form).
''Sí'' also translates from
Spanish as ''yes,'' so the TLD has been used by some Spanish-language websites. A notable example of this is the
Mexican political party
MORENA
Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most ...
, whose website is found at ''morena.si''.
Italian party
Sinistra Italiana (abbreviation: SI) also uses Slovenian domain for its website (sinistraitaliana.si).
Pepsi
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History
Pepsi w ...
uses the
URL shortening
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The Internet ...
pep.si.
Risk
According to research by
McAfee performed in 2010, the Slovenian TLD is the tenth most secure.
References
External links
IANA .si whois informationARNESOfficial .si registry website (English)Official .si registry website (Slovene)Unofficial directory of .si domainsUnofficial .si registry website (Slovene) – statistical data and expired .si domains
Country code top-level domains
Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members
Internet in Slovenia
Computer-related introductions in 1992
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