.gb

.gb is a reserved Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom, derived from Great Britain.

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".gb" is the official internet country code that represents the United Kingdom, though it's rarely used because ".uk" is the more common domain choice for British websites. It exists as a reserved address on the internet but matters mainly as a formal designation for the country in the global domain system.

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Top level domain.name: .gb
Top level domain.background: CCF
Top level domain.introduced: 24 July 1985
Top level domain.type: Country code top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Unused (reserved)
Top level domain.actualuse: Fallen into disuse in favour of .uk
Top level domain.restrictions: No registrations presently being taken
Top level domain.structure: name.gb, Government Websites assigned as .hmg.gb
Top level domain.intendeduse: Entities connected with Great Britain (the United Kingdom)
Top level domain.registry: JANET (Jisc)

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inception: 1985-07-00
Commons category: .gb

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.gb is a reserved Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom, derived from Great Britain.

The domain was introduced with RFC 920 in October 1984 that set out the creation of ccTLD generally using country codes derived from the corresponding two-letter code in the ISO 3166-1 list. However, the .uk domain had been created separately a few months before the compilation of this list. Consequently, .gb was never widely used. It is no longer possible to register under this domain.