Domain vs. Scope — What's the Difference?

An area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government

The range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions

A distinct subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix or under the control of a particular organization or individual.

The opportunity or possibility to function or be active

A discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material.

The extent of a given activity or subject that is involved, treated, or relevant

The set of possible values of the independent variable or variables of a function.

The length or sweep of a mooring cable.

A distinct region of a complex molecule or structure.

(Linguistics) The range over a part of a sentence or discourse that a quantifier has an effect on.

A territory over which rule or control is exercised.

A viewing instrument such as a periscope, microscope, or telescope.

A sphere of activity, influence, or knowledge

To examine or investigate, especially visually

The set of all possible values of an independent variable of a function.

To examine using an optical instrument such as a telescope or an endoscope

An open connected set that contains at least one point.

The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.

(Computers)A group of networked computers that share a common communications address.

(weapons) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

(Physics)Any of numerous contiguous regions in a ferromagnetic material in which the direction of spontaneous magnetization is uniform and different from that in neighboring regions.

Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.

(Biology)Any of three primary divisions of organisms, consisting of the eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea, that rank above a kingdom in taxonomic systems based on similarities of DNA sequences.

(programming) The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.

(Law)The land of one with paramount title and absolute ownership.

(logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.

A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.

(linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.

A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.

(slang) A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.

A group of related items, topics, or subjects.

Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

(mathematics) The set of all possible mathematical entities (points) where a given function is defined.

(obsolete) A bundle, as of twigs.

The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.

To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.

(mathematics) A ring with no zero divisors; that is, in which no product of nonzero elements is zero.

To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.

To define the scope of something.

Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains.

(programming) To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.

A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.

(informal) To examine under a microscope.

(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.

To observe a bird using a spotting scope.

(computing) The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names.

That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object.

(physics) A small region of a magnetic material with a consistent magnetization direction.

Room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action.

(computing) Such a region used as a data storage element in a bubble memory.

Extended area.

(data processing) A form of technical metadata that represent the type of a data item, its characteristics, name, and usage.

Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable.

(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.

To look at for the purpose of evaluation; usually with out; as, to scope out the area as a camping site.

(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome

An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Dominion; empire; authority.

The state of the environment in which a situation exists;

The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively.

A magnifier of images of distant objects

Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne.

Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.

The set of values which the independent variable of a function may take. Contrasted to range, which is the set of values taken by the dependent variable.

A connected set of points, also called a region.

A region within a ferromagnetic material, composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are pointed in the same direction, and which may move together in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be different, but may be aligned by a strong external magnetic field.

An address within the internet computer network, which may be a single computer, a network of computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser computer. The domain specifies the location (host computer) to which communications on the internet are directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number usually represented by four numbers separated by periods, as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name.

The three-dimensional structure within an immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology regions of a heavy or light chain.

The field of knowledge, expertise, or interest of a person; as, he had a limited domain of discourse; I can't comment on that, it's outside my domain.

A particular environment or walk of life.

People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest.

A particular environment or walk of life;

Territory over which rule or control is exercised;

The set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest;

A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about;