Domain

1. When referring to a computer network running Microsoft network operating system, a domain is a group of network resources assigned to a group of users. Domains are commonly used to divide global areas of a corporation and/or a corporation's departments. A domain may need to be specified when mapping a network computer or drive.
   
   Additional information about mapping a network computer or folder can be found on document CH000472.
   
   
2. When referring to the Internet, a domain is a two, three, or four letter geographical or descriptive scheme to help associate and organize a network web page. For example, the main Computer Hope web site is on a commercial domain, so our official domain is 'computerhope.com'.
   
   A listing of Internet domains used today can be found on our domain suffix listings page.
   
   If you are looking for information about setting up or registering a domain, we recommend you see our creating a web site section.
   
   
3. When referring to a domain name, this refers to the name of the web page. For example, "computerhope" is our domain name. When creating a domain name, make sure to keep it simple and something that is easy to remember. Additional promoting tips for websites can be found on our promotion page. If you are looking for information on registering a domain name or you would like to register or lookup a domain name, we recommend you visit Network solutions at http://www.networksolutions.com. 

Also see: DNS, FQDN, Internet, Internet domain suffixes, Network definitions, PDC, Subdomain, URL, Web forwarding, Web host, WHOIS