A domain name is a special address that you are able to obtain through a registrar company. All units that are connected to the Internet, such as web servers, have numeric addresses, or IP addresses, which are very hard to remember, because of this the domain name system was created as an easy way to identify a certain web site on the Web. Using this method, your website can be reached at www.domain.com rather than 123.123.123.123, for example. A domain name has 2 parts - the Second-Level Domain, that is the actual web site name that you're able to choose, as well as the Top-Level Domain, that is the extension - .com, .net, .org and so on. You will be able to register a new domain name through any registrar or move a current domain between registrars in a few easy steps. When you choose to do the latter, your domain name will be renewed automatically by the gaining registrar when the transfer process has been carried out. In addition to the universal Top-Level Domains, there're country-code ones as well. A number of them can be registered by anyone, while others require regional presence or even a business license.