Not anymore than any other abbreviation. .com = commerce .gov = gov't .net = network .org = organization These are simple terms associated with the languag

Not anymore than any other abbreviation. .com = commerce .gov = gov't .net = network .org = organization These are simple terms associated with the language of those who invented the net, so it's no more specific than asking us to call "feta" cheese by its real name, even though it's not in our language.