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subdomain

noun

Etymology

From sub- + domain.

  1. derived from dominium
  2. derived from demeine
  3. inherited from demayne
  4. prefixed as subdomain — “sub- + domain”

Definitions

  1. A domain or sphere that is part of a larger domain or sphere.

    • As a technical subdomain of biology ecological investigations have evolved from what has been traditionally called natural history.

  2. A domain name that has been prefaced with additional parts separated with periods.

    • "We hope that the parties responsible for managing the security of this subdomain will take this as a wake-up call, and not as a threat," a note on the page said.

  3. An additional part prefaced to a domain name.

    • In en.wiktionary.org, en is a subdomain.

The neighborhood

Derived

subsubdomain

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subdomain. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA