.drive Domain

Cloud file storage and synchronisation sit behind .drive, a restricted extension from ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program. The string is an everyday English word — a verb, a noun for a storage device, and a motoring term — which places it among the round's contested dictionary-word cases and gave it obvious appeal well outside cloud storage.

There is no registration channel, pricing, or aftermarket for .drive domains, and use relates to storage and collaboration services. Short common words were the most sought-after non-brand strings in the round precisely because they carry recall and meaning that no coined name can match, which is why so few of them reached open registries.