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id: "domain-hack"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "domain hack"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# domain hack

A domain name that spells a word or phrase by reading across the dot, using the TLD as part of it, as in a name ending in .ly, .me or .us. Domain hacks often use country code TLDs, so the country's own rules still apply.

## related terms

- [open ccTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/open-cctld/)
- [ccTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld/)
- [TLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/tld/)
- [premium domain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/premium-domain/)
- [domainer](https://tldlog.com/glossary/domainer/)