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| Introduced | August 17, 2001 |
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| TLD type | Generic top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Verisign |
| Sponsor | None |
| Intended use | Personal sites of individuals |
| Actual use | Mostly used as intended |
| Registration restrictions | No prior restriction on registration, but registrations can be challenged if not by or on behalf of an individual with a name similar to that of the domain, or a fictional character in which the registrant has rights |
| Structure | Originally registrations had to be at third level, in form john.smith.name, but later direct second-level registrations were allowed |
| Documents | ICANN registry agreement |
| Dispute policies | dot name - Eligibility Requirements Dispute Resolution Policy (ERDRP) at the Wayback Machine (archived September 12, 2008) |
| Registry website | verisign |
.name is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for use by individuals for representation of their personal name, nicknames, screen names, pseudonyms, or other types of identification labels.