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Webster 1913 Edition
Domain
Do-main′
,Noun.
1.
Dominion; empire; authority.
2.
The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively.
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The
domain
of authentic history. E. Everett.
The
domain
over which the poetic spirit ranges. J. C. Shairp.
3.
Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne.
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Shenstone.
4.
(Law)
Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.
Public domain
, 1.
the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands.
[U.S.]
– 2.
the situation or status of intellectual property which is not protected by copyright, patent or other restriction on use. Anything
– in the public domain
may be used by anyone without restriction. The effective term of force of copyrights and patents are limited by statute, and after the term expires, the writings and inventions thus protected go into the public domain and are free for use by all. Right of eminent domain
, that superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within the state, including that previously granted by itself, which authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made.
Webster 1828 Edition
Domain
DOMAIN
,Noun.
1.
Dominion; empire; territory governed, or under the government of a sovereign; as the vast domains of the Russian emperor; the domains of the British king.2.
Possession; estate; as a portion of the kings domains.3.
The land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy. In this sense, the word coincides with demain, demesne.Definition 2024
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See also: Domain
English
Noun
domain (plural domains)
- A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
- The king ruled his domain harshly.
- A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
- Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain: get in touch with customer services.
- His domain is English history.
- A group of related items, topics, or subjects.
- 2012 January 1, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 86:
- Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.
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- (mathematics) The set of all possible mathematical entities (points) where a given function is defined.
- (mathematics, set theory) The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.
- (mathematics) A ring with no zero divisors; that is, in which no product of nonzero elements is zero.
- (mathematics, topology, analysis) An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.
- (computing, Internet) Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains.
- (computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.
- (computing) 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.
- (computing) The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names.
- (physics) A small region of a magnetic material with a consistent magnetization direction.
- (computing) Such a region used as a data storage element in a bubble memory.
- (data processing) A form of technical metadata that represent the type of a data item, its characteristics, name, and usage.
- (taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.
- (biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function.
Usage notes
- (collection of information): Used in a context in which domain name services, or domain name like services, are managed in a fashion that is integrated with the management of other computer and network related information.
- (collection of computers): Used in the same context as the collection of information domain sense.
Synonyms
- (where a function is defined): domain of definition
- (collection of DNS names): domain name, hostname
Antonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization
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a field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise
(mathematics) the set on which a function is defined
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(mathematics) ring with no zero divisors
(mathematics) an open and connected set
DNS domain name
collection of DNS domain names
collection of information
collection of computers
small region of magnetic material
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highest-level grouping of organisms
folded section of a protein
External links
- domain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- domain in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Statistics
Most common English words before 1923: looks · running · garden · #887: domain · touch · higher · military