---
id: "legacy-tld"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "legacy TLD"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/legacy-tld/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/tld-heredado/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/legacy-tld/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/tld-historique/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/tld-legacy/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/tld-legado/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/unasledovannyy-tld/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/chuantong-tld/"
---

# legacy TLD

An informal name for the gTLDs that existed before the 2012 New gTLD Program, such as .com, .net, .org and .info. They often have their own contracts with different terms from new gTLDs, for example on pricing.

## related terms

- [gTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gtld/)
- [New gTLD Program](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program/)
- [Registry Agreement](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-agreement/)
- [price cap](https://tldlog.com/glossary/price-cap/)