---
id: "restricted-tld"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "restricted TLD"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-10T09:09:47Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/restricted-tld/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/tld-restringido/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/beschraenkte-tld/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/tld-restreint/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/tld-ristretto/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/tld-restrito/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/tld-ogranichennoy-registratsiey/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/shouxian-dingjiyu/"
---

# restricted TLD

A TLD where only people or organizations that meet set rules can register domains, for example members of a profession, residents of a place or one community. An open TLD has no such limits, so anyone can register. The rules come from the registry's own policies, its ICANN contract or the law, and the registry enforces them.

## related terms

- [community TLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/community-tld/)
- [sTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/stld/)
- [geoTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/geotld/)
- [.brand](https://tldlog.com/glossary/brand-tld/)
- [closed generic](https://tldlog.com/glossary/closed-generic/)