Domain meaning

What does “domain” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“domain” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a particular environment or walk of life.

domain

a particular environment or walk of life
“his social sphere is limited”
“it was a closed area of employment”
Synonymssphere area orbit field arena
territory over which rule or control is exercised
“his domain extended into Europe”
“he made it the law of the land”
Synonymsdemesne land
(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
Synonymsdomain of a function
people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
“the Western world”
Synonymsworld
the content of a particular field of knowledge
Synonymsknowledge domain knowledge base

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University