The domain is the field of knowledge to which the concept belongs. The chosen domain(s) should clearly identify the special language and context of the concept. An IATE entry should usually have between one and three domains. Domains are indicated at the language-independent level (LIL). Read more about the Language-Independent Level.
IATE uses EuroVoc ☍, the European Union’s multilingual thesaurus managed by the Publications Office, as the domain classification for IATE entries.
Domains are represented by EuroVoc ☍
- domains (level one, two digits),
- subdomains (level two, four digits), or
- descriptors (levels three to eight, no digits).
IATE uses the full EuroVoc thesaurus (not just the first three levels, as was the case in the previous version of the IATE system) and currently uses EuroVoc version 4.6.
Additionally, a second LAW branch (14 LAW) has been added to include the specific classification used by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Since some of the subdomains under the CJEU LAW branch are also present in the EuroVoc domain classification, the domain filter available in the search and in the IATE downloads also retrieves the equivalent domains when available.
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Domain tree | Search by keyword(s) |
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Once you have identified the relevant domain, subdomain or descriptor, click on it to add it to the list of selected domains.
When running a search filtered by domain, by default IATE will search in subdomains too, but you can restrict your search to the selected domain(s) by toggling the sliding button .
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