Domain

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Domain may refer to:

Domain (biology), a taxonomic subdivision larger than a kingdom
Domain name, the name of a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the Internet
Magnetic domain (physics), a region within a magnetic material which has uniform magnetization
High-field domain (physics) in semiconductors, also called Böer domain
Protein domain (biology), a part of a protein that can exist independently of the rest of the protein chain
Territory (subdivision), a non-sovereign geographic area which has come under the authority of another government
Demesne, in English common law and other Medieval European contexts, lands directly managed by their holder rather than being delegated to subordinate managers
Domain Group One of the two major real estate marketing portals in Australia

Information technology

Administrative domain
Domain (software engineering), a field of study that defines a set of common requirements, terminology, and functionality for any software program constructed to solve a problem in a given field
- Application domain, a mechanism used within a Common Language Infrastructure to isolate executed software applications from one another
Broadcast domain, in computer networking, a group of special-purpose addresses to receive network announcements
Collision domain, a physical network segment that is a shared medium where data packets can "collide" with one another
Data domain, in database theory, a set of all permitted values
Domain/OS, a workstation operating-system
Failure domain, a section of a network that is impacted when a critical device experiences problems
Network domain
Windows domain, a group of Windows-based computers and users with a central authenticating domain-controller

Mathematics

Domain of a function, the set of input values for which the function is defined
Domain of discourse, the set of entities over which logic variables may range
Domain (mathematical analysis), an open connected set
Domain (ring theory), a nontrivial ring without left or right zero divisors
- Atomic domain, an integral domain in which every non-zero non-unit is a finite product of irreducible elements
- Bézout domain, an integral domain in which the sum of two principal ideals is again a principal ideal
- Euclidean domain, an integral domain which allows a suitable generalization of the Euclidean algorithm
- Dedekind domain, an integral domain in which every nonzero proper ideal factors into a product of prime ideals
- GCD domain, an integral domain in which every two non-zero elements have a greatest common divisor
- Integral domain, a non-trivial commutative ring without zero divisors
- Principal ideal domain, an integral domain in which every ideal is principal
- Unique factorization domain, an integral domain in which every non-zero element can be written as a product of irreducible elements in essentially a unique way
Frequency domain, the analysis of mathematical functions with respect to frequency, rather than time
Fundamental domain, a symmetry group of an object is a part or pattern, as small or irredundant as possible, which determines the whole object based on the symmetry
Time domain, the analysis of mathematical functions with respect to time
Domain theory, studying certain kinds of partial ordered sets

Places

The Domain (Austin), a shopping mall in Austin, Texas, USA
Domain (Hong Kong), a shopping mall in Yau Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Australian Public Domains

In several Commonwealth of Nations countries, the name for parkland made available for public use by the monarch or their representative, the Governor. Examples include:

The Domain, Sydney: a large open space near the central business district of Sydney
Kings Domain, Melbourne in Victoria
Queens Domain in Hobart

New Zealand Public Domains

As per Public Domains Act 1860 (24 Victoriae 1860 No 32). Examples include:

Auckland Domain: a large inner-city park in Auckland
One Tree Hill Domain in Auckland
Mount Eden Domain in Auckland
Mount Smart Domain in Auckland
Mangere Domain in Mangere
Hamilton Lake Domain in Hamilton
Taumarunui Domain in Taumarunui
Ashburton Domain in Canterbury
Ocean Beach Domain in Dunedin

Entertainment

Domain (album), the debut album by the British metal band Above All
Domain (band), a German heavy metal band
Domain (film), a 2009 French film

Other

Domeij, a Swedish name
Domain (publisher), a book publisher