Realm (disambiguation)

Realm is the dominions of a king (or queen); a kingdom.

Realm may also more broadly refer to everything which falls within a certain set of parameters and may specifically refer to:

Maths and science

• biogeographic realm, the largest scale bio-geographic division of the Earth's surface
• A hyperplane in geometry
• Domain (biology), the highest taxonomic rank of life, also called realm
• Realm (virology), the highest taxonomic rank of viruses

Religion

• Realm, an English translation for two terms in Buddhist cosmology:
  • Trailokya, or three realms
  • Six realms (gati)
• Plane (esotericism)

Information technology

• Realm (database), an object database and platform created primarily for mobile devices maintained by Realm Inc.
• A URL pattern in OpenID protocol, for which the OpenID authentication is valid
• An ID for an instance of a server software- HTTP transmits Realm when answering to a Basic access authentication request to distinguish different areas on server
• A scope of operation in networking or in security — as in Active Directory realms

Popular culture

• Realm, an American progressive thrash metal band
• Realm (magazine), a British coffee-table magazine
• Realm Media, formerly Serial Box, an American audio entertainment company
• "Realms", a song by Hawkwind from Space Bandits
• The Realm (film), a 2018 Spanish thriller film

Games

• Realm (World of Warcraft), a server cluster for playing World of Warcraft
• Realm (video game), a 1996 platform shooter
• Realms (video game), a 1991 real-time strategy game by Graftgold
• The Realm Online, one of the first massively multiplayer online role-playing games

Other uses

• Commonwealth realm, one of the states of the Commonwealth of Nations that recognize Queen Elizabeth II as monarch
• German Reich, or German Realm, the nation state of the German people
• The Realm (company), a surfing products and clothing company

See also

• Realmz, a 1994 fantasy adventure
• Relm (disambiguation)