Parts of an email address
An email address typically consists of three parts:
- Local Part: This is the part of the email address that comes before the @ symbol. It is usually a combination of letters and numbers, and is used to identify the user or account. Examples: "john", "jane", "user123".
- @ Symbol: This is the symbol that separates the local part from the domain part. It is read as "at".
- Domain: This is the part of the email address that comes after the @ symbol. It is usually a domain name, such as a company name or an internet domain. Examples: "example.com", "gmail.com", "yahoo.com".
So, a typical email address would look like this: "[email protected]".
Here are some examples of email addresses with different parts:
- "[email protected]" (local part: "jane.doe", domain: "company.com")
- "[email protected]" (local part: "user123", domain: "gmail.com")
- "[email protected]" (local part: "info", domain: "support.example.com")
It's worth noting that some email addresses may have additional parts, such as:
- Subdomain: A subdomain is a domain that is nested within another domain. For example, "blog.example.com" has a subdomain "blog" within the domain "example.com".
- Top-level domain: A top-level domain (TLD) is the highest level of the domain name hierarchy. Examples of TLDs include ".com", ".org", ".net", etc.
I hope that helps!