Domain vs. Dominion — What's the Difference?

An area or territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government.

Sovereignty or control, especially over a territory.

A specified sphere of activity or knowledge.

The power to rule; control of a country, region, or domain.

A field of expertise or knowledge.

A territory or area governed by a ruler.

A realm or range of personal interest or activity.

Supreme authority; mastery.

An internet domain name representing a website's address.

A realm in which one has control or influence.

An area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government

The word Dominion was used from 1907 to 1948 to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was formally accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 1926 Imperial Conference to designate "autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations”.

A distinct subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix or under the control of a particular organization or individual.

Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty

A discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material.

A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.

The set of possible values of the independent variable or variables of a function.

Often Dominion A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

A distinct region of a complex molecule or structure.

Dominions(Christianity) See domination.

A territory over which rule or control is exercised.

Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.

A sphere of activity, influence, or knowledge

Predominance; ascendancy

The set of all possible values of an independent variable of a function.

A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.

An open connected set that contains at least one point.

(taxonomy) kingdom

(Computers)A group of networked computers that share a common communications address.

(Christianity) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.

(Physics)Any of numerous contiguous regions in a ferromagnetic material in which the direction of spontaneous magnetization is uniform and different from that in neighboring regions.

Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

(Biology)Any of three primary divisions of organisms, consisting of the eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea, that rank above a kingdom in taxonomic systems based on similarities of DNA sequences.

Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.

(Law)The land of one with paramount title and absolute ownership.

That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions.

A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.

A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3.

A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.

Dominance or power through legal authority;

A group of related items, topics, or subjects.

A region marked off for administrative or other purposes

(mathematics) The set of all possible mathematical entities (points) where a given function is defined.

One of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.

(mathematics) A ring with no zero divisors; that is, in which no product of nonzero elements is zero.

An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.

Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains.

A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.

(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.

(computing) The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names.

(physics) A small region of a magnetic material with a consistent magnetization direction.

(computing) Such a region used as a data storage element in a bubble memory.

(data processing) A form of technical metadata that represent the type of a data item, its characteristics, name, and usage.

(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.

(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome

Dominion; empire; authority.

The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively.

Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne.

Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.

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.

A connected set of points, also called a region.

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.

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.

The three-dimensional structure within an immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology regions of a heavy or light chain.

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.

A particular environment or walk of life.

People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest.

A particular environment or walk of life;

Territory over which rule or control is exercised;

The set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest;

A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about;

Domain often refers to an area of expertise or control, whereas dominion implies sovereignty or rule over territories or subjects.

Yes, in some contexts, a domain can refer to a physical area controlled by a ruler or government, though it's more commonly used to denote areas of knowledge or the internet.

Dominion is often used to describe territories under the sovereignty of a monarch or the rule of empires and colonial powers.

Domains involve influence or expertise within a specific area, while dominions imply authoritative control or governance, often in a hierarchical manner.

While domains often relate to professional or academic fields, they can also encompass personal interests, hobbies, or areas of activity.

Yes, in digital contexts, 'domain' commonly refers to internet domain names, which are addresses that represent specific locations on the web.

Yes, individuals can have domains in the sense of fields where they possess expertise or personal spheres of interest and activity.

Dominion is closely related to sovereignty, as it involves the power to rule and govern territories with supreme authority.

While less common in modern political discourse, 'dominion' can still be used to describe self-governing territories within larger political entities.

Yes, in some contexts, the terms can overlap, especially when referring to areas or territories under one's control or influence.

Yes, businesses can have domains in terms of their areas of operation, expertise, and digital presence through internet domain names.

Having dominion over something means possessing supreme authority, control, or mastery over it, often in the context of territories or subjects.

Examples include the British Dominions, such as Canada and Australia, which were territories within the British Empire with a degree of self-governance.

Both terms reflect power dynamics, with domains indicating areas of influence and expertise, and dominions denoting authoritative control and governance.

People establish domains in digital spaces by registering internet domain names, which serve as addresses for their websites or online platforms.