The address of your website is registered with a domain name server to allow user friendly names. ICANN is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a non profit organization that oversees the registration of top level domains. Those registrations for names can be done through companies with more well known names like Yahoo, Go Daddy and Network Solutions. I personally like the service at Network Solutions and would recommend them for domain registration and server space. There are several suffixes to choose from and are not limited to .com. Organization is represented by ".org", network ,".net", and governmental agencies by ".gov".
The name you want to use is subject to availability and may require a creative thought process to find a name that is not taken with the suffix you want.
Trial and Error
A good way to approach trying name availability is with ten names to try at first instead of just one. For example, if you want autoparts.com, make a list that would include variations of that like easyautoparts.com, ezautoparts.com, netautoparts.com.
Once you have a list you can try it out at Network Solutions for free. They will also let you know what is available in .net, .org, .biz and others.
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