domain

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dəʊˈmeɪn/, SAMPA: /d@U"meIn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /doʊˈmeɪn/, SAMPA: /doU"meIn/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular domain

Plural domains

1. (countable) A domain is a field or area of knowledge or skill, or of where a rule is in force.

   The question of whether there is a god or not is not within the domain of science.

   The copyright is expired and the book is now in the public domain.

2. (countable) A domain is a large area owned by a person or controlled by a government.

   The Royal Domain of Drottningholm stands on an island in Lake Mälar in a suburb of Stockholm.

3. (countable) A domain (name) is a group of internet addresses or URLs that share the same last section (e.g., http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/domain is in the wiktionary.org domain.)

   If you want to set up a web site, the first step is probably to register a domain name such as amazon.com or google.com.