The difference between Domain and Domain name

When used as nouns, domain means a geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization, whereas domain name means a unique, case-insensitive, name, consisting of a string made up of alphanumeric characters and dashes separated by periods, that the domain name system maps to ip numbers and other information.


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  1. Domain as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "The king ruled his domain harshly."

  2. Domain as a noun:

    A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.

    Examples:

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

    "His domain is English history."

  3. Domain as a noun:

    A group of related items, topics, or subjects.

  4. Domain as a noun (mathematics):

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

  5. Domain as a noun (mathematics, set theory):

    The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.

  6. Domain as a noun (mathematics):

    A with no zero divisors; that is, in which no of nonzero elements is zero.

    Examples:

    "hyponyms integral domain"

  7. Domain as a noun (mathematics, topology, analysis):

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

  8. Domain as a noun (computing, Internet):

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

  9. Domain as a noun (computing, Internet):

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

  10. Domain as a noun (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.

  11. Domain as a noun (computing):

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

  12. Domain as a noun (physics):

    A small region of a magnetic material with a consistent magnetization direction.

  13. Domain as a noun (computing):

    Such a region used as a data storage element in a bubble memory.

  14. Domain as a noun (data processing):

    A form of technical metadata that represent the type of a data item, its characteristics, name, and usage.

  15. Domain as a noun (taxonomy):

    The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.

  16. Domain as a noun (biochemistry):

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

  1. Domain name as a noun (computing):

    a unique, case-insensitive, name, consisting of a string made up of alphanumeric characters and dashes separated by periods, that the Domain Name System maps to IP numbers and other information.

    Examples:

    "<nowiki>RFC 822</nowiki>, P. Mockapetris, November 1983: This RFC introduces domain style names, their use for ARPA Internet mail and host address support, and the protocols and servers used to implement domain name facilities."

  2. Domain name as a noun:

    an identifier of a computer or site on the Internet

  3. Domain name as a noun:

    a domain; that part of a domain name which (nominally) identifies an organization; a domain name delegated to an independent administrative authority who is then responsible for the management of that portion of the Domain Name System's namespace that consist of the delegated domain and all subdomains that are not delegated in turn.

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