Generic top-level domainsDNSSEC
Overview
- The string ".abc" appears in two distinct contexts:
- As a proposed internet top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- As a file extension name used by several unrelated technical formats.
.abc as a gTLD
- Classified in ICANNWiki as a brand gTLD (tld_subtype = brand) and listed as a gTLD.
- Applicant: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
- Status in the provided source: Proposed.
.abc as file extensions
Common .abc file-extension uses (from Wikipedia):
- ActionScript Byte Code (used in virtual machines)
- Alembic (a computer graphics file format)
- Clean (an intermediate compiling language used in the Clean programming language)
- ABC music notation (a text-based music notation using ASCII characters)
History
- The .abc string was applied for within ICANN's New gTLD Program; ICANNWiki lists the string as Proposed and identifies the applicant as American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
- The application appears on the New gTLD Program Reveal Day (13 June 2012) in the related application listings.
Usage and Audience
- Recorded applicant: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., indicating the string was pursued as a brand gTLD.
- The provided sources do not list a registry operator or implementation details.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Application by American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. during the ICANN New gTLD Program (Reveal Day, 13 June 2012).
- The .abc sequence is independently used as a file extension across multiple technical formats (ActionScript bytecode, Alembic, Clean, ABC music notation).
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: ABC organisation: Disney Enterprises, Inc. address: 500 South Buena Vista Street address: Burbank CA 91521 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Executive Director of Technology organisation: Disney Enterprises, Inc. address: 500 South Buena Vista Street address: Burbank CA 91521 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 818 560 1000 fax-no: +1 818 553 7210 e-mail: ngtld-abc@cscglobal.com contact: technical name: Howard Eland, Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group organisation: Identity Digital Inc. address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1.425.298.2200 fax-no: +1.425.671.0020 e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital nserver: V0N0.NIC.ABC 2a01:8840:66:0:0:0:0:28 65.22.104.28 nserver: V0N1.NIC.ABC 2a01:8840:67:0:0:0:0:28 65.22.105.28 nserver: V0N2.NIC.ABC 2a01:8840:68:0:0:0:0:28 65.22.106.28 nserver: V0N3.NIC.ABC 161.232.30.28 2a01:8840:106:0:0:0:0:28 nserver: V2N0.NIC.ABC 2a01:8840:69:0:0:0:0:28 65.22.107.28 nserver: V2N1.NIC.ABC 161.232.31.28 2a01:8840:107:0:0:0:0:28 ds-rdata: 43549 8 2 7a1d01c238b756baa6e99c5add35fb9fc23bf4edaddb98cc42ab0a39f45f8f1b whois: whois.nic.abc status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://abc.com created: 2016-07-21 changed: 2024-07-25 source: IANA