The phrase "address suffix" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the part of an address that indicates additional information, such as apartment numbers or suite designations.
Example: "Please include the address suffix when sending the package to ensure it reaches the correct location."
Alternatives: "address extension" or "address addition".
The actual name for the address suffix has yet to be determined, but would indicate a wireless theme, like.mobile or.phone, the group said.
A number of governments, for example, were opposed to Icann's move this year to add a ".xxx" address suffix for pornographic Web sites.
The group had also objected to another application, from the outdoor clothier Patagonia, to use its name as an address suffix.
From Thursday it will be possible to register almost any word as a web address suffix.
The report proposed that the group, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or Icann, consider creating four different types of address suffixes, known as domains.
But there soon may be, along with hundreds of other new Internet address suffixes like.bible,.blog,.family,.game,.gay and.pizza.
The organization plans to start adding large numbers of new address suffixes, or "global top-level domains," next year, making it possible to register city or company names like.paris or.nestle.
Some business groups say the expansion of domains will cause a rise in trademark violations and cybersquatting, while some governments object to Icann's move to create address suffixes like.xxx, for pornography.
Nine new web address suffixes, including.bike,.clothing,.singles and.guru, have been made available as the net names system undergoes a radical shake-up.
Businesses and other users will be able to apply to run websites using the new address suffixes in cases where the new owner decides it does not want to restrict its use.
Each has taken responsibility for the digital works in its national top-level domain (web-address suffixes such as ".uk" or ".fr").fr
