Noun

(en noun)

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

The king ruled his domain harshly.

A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.

Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain : get in touch with customer services.

His domain is English history.

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.

(mathematics) A of nonzero elements is zero.

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

(computing, Internet) Any DNS]] domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its [[subdomain, subdomains

* 2000 , BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual (9.3.2) , Internet Software Consortium [http://www.bind9.net/manual/bind/9.3.2/Bv9ARM.ch01.html]

Every name in the DNS tree is a domain , even if it is terminal, that is, has no subdomains.

(computing, Internet) A collection of DNS]] or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its [[subdomain, 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; 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

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A characteristic of a field. A data domain specifies a data type and applies the minimum and maximum values allowed and other constraints.

(biology, 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

Noun

(en noun)

A characteristic or quality of a thing.

His finest attribute is his kindness.

(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.

In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket".

(computing) The applicable option selection; a variable or a value.

This packet has its coherency attribute set to zero.

(logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.

(computing, programming) A semantic item with which a method, etc. may be decorated.

There are some more implementations which use C

attribute s to define custom attributes specific to the AOP engine. Then the classes that need to be intercepted will be decorated with these custom attributes.