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Domain name suggesting a word or phrase

A domain hack is a domain name that suggests a word, phrase, or name when concatenating two or more adjacent levels of that domain. For example, ro.bot and examp.le, using the domains .bot and .le, suggest the words robot and example respectively. In this context, the word hack denotes a clever trick, not an exploit or break-in. Wikipedia →

đź§­ Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Domain hackA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: The web application hacker's handbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: A Canon Hack Development Kit implementation of Time Domain Continuous ImagingCited 0 times
  4. Go sideways: .toA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: .lyA closely related topic

đź“– Definitions

Noun An Internet domain name in which the top-level domain (such as a country code) can be understood as part of the name rather than the usual suffix.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. Examples

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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