I’m sorry for the confusion, but “HISAMITSU” does not appear to be a valid Top-Level Domain (TLD). TLDs are the last segment of a domain name, the part that follows immediately after the “dot” symbol. HISAMITSU does not fit the standard TLD categories defined and maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), which sets the protocols for web structure globally.
TLDs are typically categorized as either generic (gTLD), country-code (ccTLD), or infrastructure TLD.
1. gTLD: These are the most common types of TLD and they are typically 3 or more characters long. Examples include .com, .org, .net, .gov, .biz, and so on. They were originally intended to denote whether the domain name was used for business (.com), nonprofit (.org), or network infrastructure (.net). But as their usage has grown more common, these restrictions are no longer strictly adhered to.
1. ccTLD: These are country code-specific TLDs and they are always 2 characters long. Examples include .us for the United States, .de for Germany, .ru for Russia, .jp for Japan, etc.
1. Infrastructure TLD: The final category, and by far the least populated, with only one example: .arpa. This was one of the original top-level domains and is now exclusively used by the Internet Architecture Board.
However, with advances in technology and increase in TLD applications, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) introduced a program for new gTLDs. This allows for the possibility of a wider range of TLDs, from company names to common words.
SOURCES:
1. IANA – Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. (2022). Root Zone Database. https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db
2. ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. (2022). New gTLD Program. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/program-2012-02-25-en
3. Nominet.uk. (2015). What is a TLD (Top Level Domain)? https://www.nominet.uk/what-is-a-tld-top-level-domain/
4. Investopedia. (2020). Top-Level Domain (TLD). https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/top-level-domain-tld.as
