Difference between revisions of "Domain"
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | alteration of [ | + | alteration of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] demayne, from Anglo-French demeine, from [[Latin]] dominium, from dominus |
| − | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 a : complete and [[absolute]] ownership of [[land]] — compare eminent domain | *1 a : complete and [[absolute]] ownership of [[land]] — compare eminent domain | ||
Latest revision as of 00:16, 13 December 2020
Etymology
alteration of Middle English demayne, from Anglo-French demeine, from Latin dominium, from dominus
- Date: 15th century
Definitions
- b : land so owned
- 2 : a territory over which dominion is exercised
- 3 : a region distinctively marked by some physical feature <the domain of rushing streams, tall trees, and lakes>
- 4 : a sphere of knowledge, influence, or activity <the domain of art>
- 5 : the set of elements to which a mathematical or logical variable is limited; specifically : the set on which a function is defined
- 6 : any of the small randomly oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance
- 7 : integral domain
- 8 : the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom
- 9 : any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary structure
- 10 : a subdivision of the Internet consisting of computers or sites usually with a common purpose (as providing commercial information) and denoted in Internet addresses by a unique abbreviation (as com or gov); also : domain name
