on TCP/IP network, such as the internet, a group of connected computers, which may contain subdomains. On the Internet, domains are denoted by a three-letter suffix. Some of the most common areedu-educational institution;gov-government site, other than state-funded universities;com-commercial site; mil- military site;net-network site; and org-nonprofit or private organization. In addition, most countries, states, provinces, and regions have domain names, ISPs that offer domain name hosting may offer "virtual domains." The domain name is actually an alias for the IP address, which is expressed in numbers. The period in a domain name is pronounced "dot," with the result that most large corporations can be found on the Web at some version of "Corporation-Name dot com."
- a portion of the Internet distinguished by a particular final part of the name. For instance, www.covingtoninnovations.com and ftp.covingtoninnovations.com are two servers in the domain covingtoninnovations.com, which is a subdomain of .com (its top-level domain)).
- inWindows NT and its successors, a group of networked computers that share a server and a set of user accounts.
