.cc

.cc is the country-code top-level domain for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. IANA lists eNIC Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pty. Ltd. as the ccTLD manager, while Verisign provides the registry infrastructure and registrar network used for .cc registrations.

Outside its geographic meaning, .cc is often chosen simply because it is short and visually compact. The letters can also match initials such as creative company, community center or other brand-specific phrases, although those interpretations are branding choices rather than official meanings of the country code.

The extension can therefore work for international projects that value brevity as well as for sites with a genuine connection to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Because many users do not immediately recognize what .cc represents, a new brand may need stronger context than it would with a familiar descriptive or country extension.

Verisign makes .cc registration available through a large network of registrars, and the VYR classification treats second-level .cc registration as open. Specific names can still be unavailable or affected by registry policies, trademarks and other legal rights.