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superdomain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From super- + domain.

Meanings

1. A taxonomic grouping above domain.
2. 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.
3. (Internet, rare) The domain to which a subdomain belongs.
   • Flash disallowed access only between two completely different superdomains, but allowed access between two different subdomains and/or protocols[…] 2004, Robert Reinhardt, Joey Lott, Flash MX 2004 ActionScript Bible, page 537:
   • 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. 2000, Rob Kirkland, Domino System Administration, page 76:

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