DDD: Domain Driven Design. What does the Domain mean in DDD?

Question

What exactly does the word domain mean in DDD? I keep reading the definition... and although i see things like the domain model and understand what model is - what does domain model mean?

What does domain actually mean?

Thanks

Answer 1

Domain refers to the topic your application addresses.

For example, if you are writing an online store, the Domain is online retailing, and the Domain Model is that part of the application that deals with the business logic of online retailing - as opposed to rendering UI, accessing databases, etc.