Definition of DOMAIN. Meaning of DOMAIN. Synonyms of DOMAIN

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Definition of DOMAIN

Domain
Domain Do*main", n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See Dame, and cf Demesne, Dungeon.] 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. 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. --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, the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [U.S.]

Meaning of DOMAIN from wikipedia

- Look up domain or Domain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A domain is a geographic area controlled by a single person or organization. Domain may also...
- The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been...
- In the Internet, a domain name is a string that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control. Domain names are often used to identify...
- top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level...
- In biological taxonomy, a domain (/dəˈmeɪn/ or /doʊˈmeɪn/) (Latin: regio), also dominion, superkingdom, realm, or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank...
- Domain parking is the registration of an Internet domain name without that domain being ****ociated with any services such as e-mail or a website. This...
- A domain name registry is a database of all domain names and the ****ociated registrant information in the top level domains of the Domain Name System...
- The Domain may refer to: The Domain (Austin, Texas), a shopping mall The Domain (film), a 2019 Portuguese film The Domain, Sydney, a park Domain (disambiguation)...
- A domain name registrar is a company, person, or office that manages the reservation of Internet domain names. A domain name registrar must be accredited...
- computers known as domain controllers. Authentication takes place on domain controllers. Each person who uses computers within a domain receives a unique...