.tf is the
Internet
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country code
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top-level domain (
ccTLD
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all tw ...
) for the
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (french: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) is an Overseas Territory (french: Territoire d'outre-mer or ) of France. It consists of:
# Adélie Land (), the French claim on the continent ...
. Along with
.fr,
.pm,
.re,
.wf and
.yt it is administered by
AFNIC. Before 23 October 2004,
Adamsnames, based in
Cambridge
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in the
United Kingdom, administered this TLD.
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands are
territories either recognised as French or claimed by
France but suspended under the
Antarctic Treaty System
russian: link=no, Договор об Антарктике es, link=no, Tratado Antártico
, name = Antarctic Treaty System
, image = Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svgborder
, image_width = 180px
, caption ...
, and the domain name derives from the
French, ''Terres australes et antarctiques françaises''. Part of the French
claim includes
a section of the continent of
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent
A continent is any of several large landmasses. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven geographical regions are commonly ...
, creating an overlap between .tf and the general Antarctica domain
.aq.
Usage
The .tf domain-name has popular usage for sites related to the game ''
Team Fortress 2'' (''TF2''). Many of these sites are commonly used for marketing of virtual goods originating from ''Team Fortress 2'' and, by extension, the
Steam Community Market. Examples of these sites are backpack.tf, scrap.tf, and marketplace.tf, which all facilitate trade relating to TF2 items and goods.
British domain holders after Brexit
Due to the
UK's withdrawal from the European Union, as of 1 January 2021, UK residents are not able to register any new .tf domains. However, AFNIC has stated that all domains registered before 31 December 2020 by Britons will not be affected.
See also
*
Internet in France
*
ISO 3166-2:TF
*
.fr –CC TLD for
France
*
.eu –CC TLD for the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
References
External links
IANA .tf whois informationAFNICOfficial website of the French Southern and Antarctic LandsOld .tf official information website
Computer-related introductions in 1997
Country code top-level domains
Internet in France
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members
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