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Reserved Internet domain name

The domain names example.com, example.net, example.org, and example.edu are second-level domain names in the Domain Name System of the Internet. They are reserved by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) at the direction of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as special-use domain names for documentation purposes. The domain names are used widely in books, tutorials, sample network configurations, and generally as examples for the use of domain names. As a courtesy, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) operates websites for these domains with content that reflects their purpose. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Example.comA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Adversarial example detection for DNN models: a review and experimental comparisonInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The Picture of Dorian GrayThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Exploring the Phylogenetic Structure of Ecological Communities: An Example for Rain Forest TreesCited 1,481 times
  5. Go sideways: Special-use domain nameA closely related topic
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