Definitions for domain
doʊˈmeɪndo·main

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun

   a particular environment or walk of life

   "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

2. domain, demesne, landnoun

   territory over which rule or control is exercised

   "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

3. domain, domain of a functionnoun

   (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

4. world, domainnoun

   people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

   "the Western world"

5. knowledge domain, knowledge base, domainnoun

   the content of a particular field of knowledge

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1. Domainnoun

   (Math.) a connected set of points, also called a region.

2. Domainnoun

   (Physics) a region within a ferromagnetic material, composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are pointed in the same direction, and which may move together in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be different, but may be aligned by a strong external magnetic field.

3. Domainnoun

   (Computers) an address within the internet computer network, which may be a single computer, a network of computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser computer. The domain specifies the location (host computer) to which communications on the internet are directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number usually represented by four numbers separated by periods, as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name.

4. Domainnoun

   (Immunology) the three-dimensional structure within an immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology regions of a heavy or light chain. Dict. Sci. Tech.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. domainnoun

   A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.

   The king ruled his domain harshly.

2. domainnoun

   A sphere of influence.

   Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain: get in touch with customer services.

3. domainnoun

   A group of related items, topics, or subjects.

4. domainnoun

   The set of all possible mathematical entities (points) where a given function is defined.

5. domainnoun

   An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.

6. domainnoun

   Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains

7. domainnoun

   A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains

8. domainnoun

   A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside

9. domainnoun

   The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names

10. domainnoun

    A small magnetized area of a bubble memory storing one bit, a bubble.

11. domainnoun

    In the three-domain system, the highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in other taxonomic systems, a similarly high rank

12. domainnoun

    In the three-domain system, one of three taxa at that rank: Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.

13. domainnoun

    A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function

14. Etymology: From demeine, demain, demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, (domaine), from dominium, from dominus. See dame, and confer demain, danger, dungeon.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Domainnoun

   Etymology: domaine, French, from dominium, Latin.

   1. Dominion; empire.

   Rome’s great emperor, whose wide domain
   Had ample territory, wealth and pow’r. John Milton, Parad. Reg.

   Ocean trembles for his green domain. James Thomson.

   2. Possession; estate.

   A Latian field, with fruitful plains,
   And a large portion of the king’s domains. John Dryden, Æn.

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1. Domain

   In the context of computer technology and the internet, a domain refers to a specific and unique string of characters that represents a website or network's address. It typically consists of two components: the domain name and the top-level domain (TLD). The domain name represents the specific name given to a website or network, while the TLD represents the category or type of website or network (e.g., .com, .org, .net, .edu). Together, the domain name and TLD create a unique address that is used to access websites on the internet.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Domainnoun

   dominion; empire; authority

2. Domainnoun

   the territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively

3. Domainnoun

   landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne

4. Domainnoun

   ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership

5. Etymology: [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See Dame, and cf Demesne, Dungeon.]

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1. Domain

   In biological taxonomy, a domain is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the Woese taxonomic system, higher than a kingdom. According to the three-domain system of Carl Woese, introduced in 1990, the Tree of Life consists of three domains: Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya. The arrangement of taxa reflects the fundamental differences in the genomes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Domain

   do-mān′, n. what one is master of or has dominion over: an estate: territory: ownership of land: the scope or range of any subject or sphere of knowledge.—adjs. Domain′al, Domā′nial. [Fr.,—L. dominium, dominus, a master.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. domain

   A defined and specific location on an internet website, webpage, server or computer network.

   The website had to purchase a doman name first.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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   domainnoun

   An area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government. A specific sphere of activity or knowledge. A discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material. A subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix or under the control of a particular organization or individual. 1.) Work achieved or completed during a particular travel in time authorized by the Chief Executive Officer.

   I am defines himself as the domain claiming Torah of Jesus Christ.

   Etymology: Realm; Kingdom

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 25, 2024  

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1. domain

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DOMAIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Domain is ranked #103655 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Domain surname appeared 173 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Domain.
   
   76.3% or 132 total occurrences were White.
   18.5% or 32 total occurrences were Black.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'domain' in Nouns Frequency: #1727

Anagrams for domain »

1. daimon

2. domina

3. amidon

How to pronounce domain?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of domain in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of domain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of domain in a Sentence

1. Sebastian Coe:

   They are very serious allegations, the very fact that the allegations are in the public domain means that they are serious. So, we have to be very clear that this is a very, very difficult time for our sport.

2. Matthew Wise:

   If I go home and I think that there's something I should tell to my mom or my wife about not eating, then that should be in the public domain at that point, we do tend to communicate when we have identified a product with enough specificity that would allow someone to be able to take an action.

3. Carrie Goldberg:

   The operators of Celeb Jihad have attempted to skirt legal liability by masking their identity, one way to find out who runs a website is to look up the ICANN registration, which is public. CelebJihad.com hired a proxy service to register their domain. We often have cases like this and it’s one of my true pleasures in life to unmask the identities of web sites and then sue the crap out of them.

4. Nicholas Mercurio:

   No one would benefit from a war which extends to the space domain, with that in mind, the space situational awareness capacity of the [Joint Space Operations Center] has a deterrent aspect to it, because we are able to identify, characterize, [and] attribute actions in space.

5. Temo Waqanivalu:

   A lot of physical activity was in the domain of work, the concept of leisure-time activity is new.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=domain
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=domain
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Domain
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=domain
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domain
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=domain
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=domain
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html