.ac
Encyclopedia
.ac is the Internet
country code
top-level domain
(ccTLD) for Ascension Island
. It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau based in the United Kingdom
.
Registration for this domain is open to anyone. The registry accepts registrations of internationalized domain name
s.
Although it is a ccTLD .ac is offered by some domain-brokers as a domain for the city of Aachen
in Germany
, using the analogy to the automotive license plate designation ("AC") for the city.
below a number of ccTLD of other countries for academic establishments (see .ac (second level)
).
Internet
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country code
Country code
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top-level domain
Top-level domain
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(ccTLD) for Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America, which is roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa...
. It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Registration for this domain is open to anyone. The registry accepts registrations of internationalized domain name
Internationalized domain name
An internationalized domain name is an Internet domain name that contains at least one label that is displayed in software applications, in whole or in part, in a language-specific script or alphabet, such as Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi or the Latin alphabet-based characters with diacritics,...
s.
Although it is a ccTLD .ac is offered by some domain-brokers as a domain for the city of Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, using the analogy to the automotive license plate designation ("AC") for the city.
Use as an abbreviation for "academic"
The following institutions also register under this top-level domain:- Ishik University (
http://ishik.ac/ ) - The University of Kurdistan - HawlerUniversity of Kurdistan - HawlerThe University of Kurdistan - Hawler is an educational institution in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. UKH was the fifth public university that was opened in the Kurdistan Region...
(http://ukh.ac/ ) - Ralston CollegeRalston CollegeRalston College is a liberal arts college in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It was founded on February 1, 2010 and as of December 2010 is not yet accepting applications for admission. The patrons of Ralston College are Harold Bloom, Hilary Putnam, and Salman Rushdie. The members of the Board...
in SavannahSavannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, USA (http://www.ralston.ac ) - The Faith MissionFaith missionFaith mission is a term used most frequently among evangelical Christians to refer to a missionary organization with an approach to evangelism that encourages its missionaries to "trust in God to provide the necessary resources" These missionaries are said to "live by faith."Most faith...
Bible CollegeBible collegeBible colleges are institutions of higher education that specialize in biblical studies. Curriculum is Bible-based and differs from that of liberal arts colleges or research universities. Bible colleges generally exclude the study of philosophy, unlike seminaries and theological colleges...
in EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
(http://www.fmbc.ac ) - The Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
(http://www.tropmedres.ac/ ) - INFORMINFORMINFORM is an independent registered charity located at the London School of Economics. It was founded in 1988 by the sociologist of religion, Eileen Barker, with funding from the British Home Office, Britain’s mainstream churches, foundations and enquirers...
(Information Network Focus on Religious Movements), based at the London School of EconomicsLondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
(http://inform.ac/ )
Second-level subdomains
There are five second-level domains:- com.ac: Commercial Entities
- net.ac: Network Service Providers
- gov.ac: Government
- org.ac: Non-commercial Organizations
- mil.ac: Military
Other uses
.ac is also a second-level domainSecond-level domain
In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
below a number of ccTLD of other countries for academic establishments (see .ac (second level)
.ac (second level)
.ac is a second level domain for academic establishments, such as universities, colleges and research institutes. Many countries use .edu for the same purpose, for example .edu.au in Australia, .edu.my in Malaysia...
).