A domain is a distinctive address that you're able to purchase from a registrar company. All the devices which are linked to the Internet, such as web servers, possess numeric addresses, or IP addresses, which are pretty difficult to remember, so the domain system was launched as an easy means to distinguish a particular website on the World Wide Web. Using this method, your website can be reached at www.domain.com as an alternative to 123.123.123.123, for instance. A domain name possesses 2 parts - the Second-Level Domain, that is the actual site name that you'll be able to select, and the Top-Level Domain, that is the extension - .com, .net, .org and so on. You will be able to register your new domain from any registrar or transfer an active domain between registrars in just a few simple steps. When you decide to do the latter, your domain will be renewed immediately by the gaining registrar the moment the transfer process is completed. In addition to the universal Top-Level Domains, there are country-code ones as well. A number of them can be registered by anyone, while some others demand regional presence or a business license.