.nec Domain

Information technology, network infrastructure, and biometric systems sit behind .nec, a three-letter closed extension from ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program. Vendors supplying identity and network infrastructure to governments and critical operators carry a requirement closer to security engineering than marketing: software distribution and technical documentation feed directly into systems where a spoofed source has national consequences.

Use covers product and solution content, technical documentation, public sector and enterprise destinations, and country sites. Registration is not available to any third party and the extension carries no aftermarket. Japanese participation in the round was unusually systematic, and three-letter strings were the scarcest asset any applicant could secure.