ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Superdomain

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Superdomain is a noun meaning (taxonomy) A taxonomic grouping above domain.

Meaning

(taxonomy) A taxonomic grouping above domain.

More Meanings

  1. (Internet, rare) The domain to which a subdomain belongs.
  2. (biochemistry) Two or more conserved domains of nominally unrelated origin that appear in the same order in diverse proteins and are inherited as a single structural/functional unit.

Example Sentences

Flash disallowed access only between two completely different superdomains, but allowed access between two different subdomains and/or protocols[…]
Notes provides your Internet domain name (as it appears in the computer's TCP/IP setup and minus the superdomain (org, net, and so on) component) as a default.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include domain, superkingdom, superclass, subkingdom, superregnum, subdominion.

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