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.gb
Introduced24 July 1985
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusUnused (reserved)
RegistryJANET (Jisc)
Intended useEntities connected with Great Britain (the United Kingdom)
Actual useFallen into disuse in favour of .uk
Registration restrictionsNo registrations presently being taken
StructureGovernment sites formerly found under hmg.gb

.gb is a reserved country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom, derived from Great Britain.

The domain .uk was reserved shortly after the creation of .gb, making .gb unpopular and never widely used. At a unknown date, they made it so you could no longer able to register a .gb domain.

.gb was used for some time, mainly by the British government and email services.