Domain vs Estate - What's the difference?
domain | estate | Synonyms |
A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
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
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(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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(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
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:when I came to man's estate
*(Bible), (w) xii. 16
*:Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate .
(label) Status, rank.
*(Jeremy Taylor) (1613–1677)
*:God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men.
(label) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.
(label) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.
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*:And anone came oute of a chamber to hym the fayrest lady that euer he sawe & more rycher bysene than euer he sawe Quene Gueneuer or ony other estat Lo sayd they syre Bors here is the lady vnto whome we owe alle oure seruyse / and I trowe she be the rychest lady and the fayrest of alle the world
*(Bible), (w) vi. 21
*:Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee.
*(w) (1775-1864)
*:She's a duchess, a great estate .
(label) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights ((Estates of the realm)).
*1992 , (Hilary Mantel), (A Place of Greater Safety) , Harper Perennial 2007, p.115:
*:I am afraid that some of the nobles who are campaigning for it simply want to use the Estates to cut down the King's power and increase their own.
*2011 , (Norman Davies), Vanished Kingdoms , Penguin 2012, p.202:
*:The three estates of feudal lords, clergy and royal officers met in separate chambers, and exercised an advisory role.
(label) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
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The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
(label) A housing estate.
(label) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
*(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
*:I call matters of estate not only the parts of sovereignty, but whatsoeverconcerneth manifestly any great portion of people.
As nouns the difference between domain and estate
is that domain is a geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization while estate is state; condition.domain
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Noun
(en noun)- The king ruled his domain harshly.
- Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain : get in touch with customer services.
- His domain is English history.
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- Every name in the DNS tree is a domain , even if it is terminal, that is, has no subdomains.
- A characteristic of a field. A data domain specifies a data type and applies the minimum and maximum values allowed and other constraints.