domain

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Computing

n. a set of words used to identify a website on the internet.

n. a series of alphanumeric strings separated by periods that identifies a specific location on the internet.

“You need to register a domain name before you can launch your website.”

“The company decided to purchase the .com domain to ensure their brand was easily accessible to a global audience.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Law Formal

n. an area of land that is owned or controlled by one person or government.

n. a territory over which dominion is exercised; a district or region under a particular jurisdiction.

Español:dominio

“The king rode across his vast domain to visit the distant villages.”

“The court ruled that the state had the right of eminent domain, allowing it to seize private property for public infrastructure projects.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Mathematics Technical

n. the set of all possible numbers that can be put into a mathematical function.

n. the set of all possible values of an independent variable for which a function or relation is defined.

“In this equation, the domain includes all positive whole numbers.”

“Students must first determine the domain of the function to identify any values that would result in an undefined output.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Science Technical

n. the highest group used to classify living things.

n. the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system, sitting above the kingdom level.

“Humans belong to the Eukarya domain because our cells have a nucleus.”

“The discovery of Archaea led biologists to revise the tree of life, establishing it as a distinct domain separate from Bacteria.”