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A corporate name is generally made up of three parts: " distinctive element ", " descriptive element ", and a legal ending.

All corporations must have a distinctive element, and in most filing jurisdictions, a legal ending to their names.

Some corporations choose not to have a descriptive element.

In the name " Tiger Computers, Inc .", the word " Tiger " is the distinctive element ; the word " Computers " is the descriptive element ; and the " Inc ." is the legal ending.

The legal ending indicates that it is in fact a legal corporation and not just a business registration or partnership.

Incorporated, limited, and corporation, or their respective abbreviations ( Inc., Ltd., Corp .) are the possible legal endings in the U. S.