A realm is the dominion of a king or queen; a kingdom. Realm may also more broadly refer to everything which falls within a certain set of parameters.

Realm or Realms may also 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
  • The Realm, an Australian hacker collective suspected of involvement in the 1989 WANK computer worm

Arts and media

  • Realms (album), by Cindy Wilson, 2023
  • 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
  • Realms (EP), a 2020 EP by Wande Coal
  • 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
  • Realmz, a 1994 fantasy adventure
  • Realms (video game), a 1991 real-time strategy game by Graftgold
  • The Realm Online, one of the first massively multiplayer online role-playing games
  • Minecraft Realms, an official subscription-based Minecraft server hosting service

Other uses

  • Commonwealth realm, one of the states of the Commonwealth of Nations that recognize King Charles III as monarch
  • German Reich, or German Realm, the nation state of the German people
  • The Realm Town, a canceled fantasy theme park in Pleasant Grove, Utah

See also

  • Relm (disambiguation)