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What are URL extensions?

.com? .edu? What do They Mean?

After web page addresses, you will see an extension. These are three letters after a period. These can help you find a page or to tell what kind of page you are looking at. Here are some of the most common:

.com is for businesses
.org is for non-profit organizations (groups that help people like the American Red Cross.)
.edu is a school

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