A domain wall is a type of topological soliton that occurs whenever a discrete symmetry is spontaneously broken. It can take on different meanings depending on the context:
- Domain wall (magnetism), an interface separating magnetic domains
- Domain wall (optics), for domain walls in optics
- Domain wall (string theory), a theoretical 2-dimensional singularity
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