---
id: "closed-generic"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "closed generic"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/closed-generic/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/generico-cerrado/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/closed-generic/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/generique-ferme/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/generico-chiuso/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/generico-fechado/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/zakrytyy-obshchiy-tld/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/fengbishi-tongyong-dingjiyu/"
---

# closed generic

A TLD made from an ordinary word, such as a type of product, where only the registry and its affiliates can register and use domains. ICANN stopped such applications during the 2012 round and does not accept them in the 2026 round.

## related terms

- [Code of Conduct exemption](https://tldlog.com/glossary/code-of-conduct-exemption/)
- [.brand](https://tldlog.com/glossary/brand-tld/)
- [GAC](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gac/)
- [restricted TLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/restricted-tld/)
- [2026 Round](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program-2026-round/)