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Domain name
* are a function of the design of the Internet
  - hot commodity on the Internet
  - alphabetic and easier to remember than numbers
* are an abstract intellectual property, they have no fixed price
  - easier way of locating computers on the Internet
  - integral part of the Internet addressing
  - concepts
  - conduits for posting and finding noncommercial and commercial speech
  - examples of 'natural language'
  - fee based entities
  - important corporate assets
  - individual addresses for web sites
  - internet addresses
  - just family names for computers
  - letter-based masks that cover the numeric face of the Internet
* are like Internet real estate
  - addresses and phone numbers
  - street addresses on the Internet
* are names assigned to top-level servers that are registered on the Internet
  - used on the Internet for web sites and email
  - one of the best known and most disputed elements of the internet landscape
  - resellable or transferable commodities
  - simply unique names used to locate computers on the Internet
* are the Internet equivalent to a street address in the real world
  - ONLY aspect of the Internet controlled by a central authority
* are the addresses for networked computers
  - that Internet users type into browsers to reach a Web page
  - alphabetic names used to refer to individual computers on the Internet
  - human equivalent of post office addresses
  - human-friendly form of Internet addresses
  - life blood of the internet
  - monikers that identify different computers and resources on the Internet
  - real estate of the net world
  - toll-free phone number names of the nineties
  - unique electronic addresses that are used to identify e-mail users and websites
  - usually abbreviations of a type of institution or group
  - valuable assets, like stocks, bonds, and real estate
  - very, very important to the success of the Internet
* are, like other words and names, intimately tied to freedom of expression.
* can be any kinds of words and combinations of words
  - consist of letters, numbers, or the minus sign '-'
  - make reference to people, institutions, and events
  - only consist of letters, numbers and the dash
* can only contain letters, digits, and dashes
  - numbers and the hyphen character
  - numbers, letters and hyphens
  - have letters, numbers, and the dash character
  - use letters, numbers, and dashes
  - refer to single computers or, more typically, a group of computers
  - represent an address or location on the Internet
* comprise sets of labels, each of which tells something about the site.
* consist of labels separated by dots
  - two parts, the actual name, and the hierarchy to which it belongs
* convey ideas and transmit organizational identities.
* create a single identity for a series of computers used by a company or an institution.
* describe the nature of the web site host or the geographic location of the host.
* end with different letters based upon the type of organization they identify
  - orgainization codes and sometimes country codes
* ending in.gov are government sites.
* fall into several different catagories, otherwise known as top-level domains.
* have a hierarchical structure
  - two or more parts, seperated by dots
* indicate types of organizations.
* make the Internet easier for everyone to use.
* observe a heirarchy, which descends from right to left.
* offer a global presence on the Internet.
* operate much like phone numbers or street addresses.
* serve as a convenient way of locating information and people on the Internet
  - an important foundation for Web navigation
* work much like descriptive street addresses.

Drug name
* Use the complete spelling for drug names.
* are registered trademarks of the respective manufacturers.

Element name
* are expanded versions of tag names intended for a human audience.
* can contain letters, digits, hyphens, underscores, colons, or full stops.