Domain - Lingo
In general, a domain is an area of control or a sphere of knowledge.
1) In computing and telecommunication in general, a domain is a sphere of knowledge identified by a name. Typically, the knowledge is a collection of facts about some program entities or a number of network points or addresses.
2) On the Internet, a domain consists of a set of network addresses. This domain is organized in levels. The top level identifies geographic or purpose commonality (for example, the nation that the domain covers or a category such as "commercial"). The second level identifies a unique place within the top level domain and is, in fact, equivalent to a unique address on the Internet (or Internet Protocol). Lower levels of domain may also be used.
Strictly speaking, in the Internet's domain name system, a domain is a name with which name server records are associated that describe subdomains or hosts. For example, "verio.net" could be a domain with records for "www.verio.net" and "training.verio.net".
3) In Windows NT and Windows 2000, a domain is a set of network resources (applications, printers, and so forth) for a group of users. The user need only to log in to the domain to gain access to the resources, which may be located on a number of different servers in the network.