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# domain

noun (a domain, domains)

«domain» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A domain is an area of land that a king, lord or person owns or rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#m1)
2. A domain is an area of knowledge, work or activity, as in «maths is her domain». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#m2)
3. (internet) A domain or domain name is the address of a website, like example.com. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#m3)
4. (maths) The domain of a function is the set of numbers you are allowed to put into it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#m4)
5. Public domain is a book, song or picture that anyone may use freely, because no one owns its copyright any more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#m5)

### In the lessons

In history (a king's domain), in computing lessons (website names and safety: checking the domain before clicking), and in older maths. In stories a character's domain is their own place: «the kitchen was Gran's domain». Phrases: domain name, public domain, in the domain of.

### Examples

- The castle and forest were the king's domain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#x1)
- The kitchen is Dad's domain on Sundays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#x2)
- Check the domain name before you type your password. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#x3)
- The website's domain ends in .org. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#x4)
- Space science is her domain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#x5)
- Old stories in the public domain are free to share. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#x6)
- The lion guarded his domain on the savanna. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#x7)
- This text, which matches the 1911 original publication, is in the public domain in the US. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/#x8)

### Note

Countable. «Public domain» means no one owns the copyright any more, so anyone may use it. A fake website can use a domain that looks almost like the real one (amaz0n) — a safety trap. Do not confuse with «domino».

## In Jewish tradition

In history (a king's domain), in computing lessons (website names and safety: checking the domain before clicking), and in older maths. In stories a character's domain is their own place: «the kitchen was Gran's domain». Phrases: domain name, public domain, in the domain of.

### Examples

- New York, 1877 [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/domain/#x1)
- license: Public Domain [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/domain/#x2)
- versionSource: https://archive.org/details/sketchoftalmudwo02kali (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/domain/#x3)
- Whether a book is in the public domain may vary country to country. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/domain/#x4)
- Public domain books belong to the public and we are merely their custodians. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/domain/#x5)

### Note

Countable. «Public domain» means no one owns the copyright any more, so anyone may use it. A fake website can use a domain that looks almost like the real one (amaz0n) — a safety trap. Do not confuse with «domino».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «domain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«domain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/domain.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «domain» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/domain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«domain» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/domain.html) on Mova free.