Domain vs. Region
Domainnoun
A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
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A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
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A group of related items, topics, or subjects.
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(mathematics) The set of all possible mathematical entities (points) where a given function is defined.
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The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.
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(mathematics) A ring with no zero divisors; that is, in which no product of nonzero elements is zero.
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An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.
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Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains.
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A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.
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(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.
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(computing) The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names.
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(physics) A small region of a magnetic material with a consistent magnetization direction.
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(computing) Such a region used as a data storage element in a bubble memory.
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(data processing) A form of technical metadata that represent the type of a data item, its characteristics, name, and usage.
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(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.
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(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function.
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Dominion; empire; authority.
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The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively.
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Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne.
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Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.
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the set of values which the independent variable of a function may take. Contrasted to range, which is the set of values taken by the dependent variable.
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a connected set of points, also called a region.
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a region within a ferromagnetic material, composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are pointed in the same direction, and which may move together in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be different, but may be aligned by a strong external magnetic field.
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an address within the internet computer network, which may be a single computer, a network of computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser computer. The domain specifies the location (host computer) to which communications on the internet are directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number usually represented by four numbers separated by periods, as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name.
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the three-dimensional structure within an immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology regions of a heavy or light chain.
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the field of knowledge, expertise, or interest of a person; as, he had a limited domain of discourse; I can't comment on that, it's outside my domain.
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a particular environment or walk of life.
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people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest.
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a particular environment or walk of life;
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territory over which rule or control is exercised;
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the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
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people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest;
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a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about;
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an area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government
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a specified sphere of activity or knowledge
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a distinct subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix or under the control of a particular organization or individual.
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a discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material.
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the set of possible values of the independent variable or variables of a function.
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a distinct region of a complex molecule or structure.
Regionnoun
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
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An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country or the European Union.
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(historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
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(figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
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(anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
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(obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
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(obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
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One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; country; province; district; tract.
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Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere.
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The upper air; the sky; the heavens.
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The inhabitants of a district.
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Place; rank; station.
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the extended spatial location of something;
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a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve;
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a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth;
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the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of');
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a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about;
Region
In geography, regions are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic regions and sub-regions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes transitory boundaries, except in human geography, where jurisdiction areas such as national borders are defined in law.
