superdomain
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]superdomain (plural superdomains)
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic grouping above domain.
- (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.
- (Internet, rare) The domain to which a subdomain belongs.
- 2000, Rob Kirkland, Domino System Administration, page 76:
- 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.
- 2004, Robert Reinhardt, Joey Lott, Flash MX 2004 ActionScript Bible, page 537:
- Flash disallowed access only between two completely different superdomains, but allowed access between two different subdomains and/or protocols […]