Domain-Specific Vocabulary

Domain-specific vocabulary means a set of words about a particular topic that someone needs to know in order to understand that topic.

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Sometimes, words have different meanings depending on the context, or domain, in which they are used.

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If a word means one thing in one domain, it automatically means the same thing in a different domain.

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Domain: zoology (the study of the animal kingdom)

Check all of the words that would be considered domain-specific vocabulary for this topic.

• zoology

• habitat

• shoes

• exciting

Domain: figure skating

Check all of the words that would be considered domain-specific vocabulary for this topic.

• fun

• rink

• jumps

• skates

Domain: language arts

Check all of the words that would be considered domain-specific vocabulary for this topic.

• writing

• vocabulary

• reading

• multiply

Which of the following definitions of the word bias would be used in the domain of sewing (the craft of stitching fabric with a needle and thread)?

• the irregular shape given to a ball in certain sports, such as lawn bowling.

• an opinion that one has in favor of OR against something.

• the 45 degree angle across the weave of a piece of fabric.

Which of the following definitions of the word engaged would be used in the domain of marriage (the legal union of two people as partners in a personal relationship)?

• busy; occupied

• having formally agreed to marry each other

• set into operation or position, such as a switch

Which of the following definitions of the word right would be used in the domain of direction (the course along which something moves)?

• the opposite of left

• correct; true

• basic things to which human beings are entitled

Which of the following definitions of the word date would be used in the domain of baking (cooking food without exposure to direct flame, such as in an oven)?

• the day of the month of the year, as specified by a number

• the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm, often used in cookies and breads

• a social or romantic meeting or appointment