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.nic.uk is a second level domain under the .uk Top Level Domain and thus forms part of the UK Domain Name System. It is marked as reserved for 'network use only'. NIC is an acronym for Network Information Centre and thus is used, by convention, for provision of the Top Level Domain services.
The .uk NIC is Nominet UK and their website can be found at both http://www.nominet.org.uk and http://www.nic.uk
The .uk WHOIS is available at whois.nic.uk port 43. The .uk nameservers operate from nic.uk addresses.
No-one else may register a domain name under .nic.uk
External links
- Nominet UK (http://www.nic.uk/)