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Definition: A domain in the context of Web search is a unique address on the Web that identifies one particular Web site.

Examples of a domain are:

www.websearch.about.com

This tells you that at this particular Web address, there is a domain titled "websearch.about.com".

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Examples: www.websearch.about.com is an example of a domain.
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