A namespace is used to organize classes into a hierarchy, often to group types with related functionalities.

In PowerShell, the system namespace is implicit. The System.AppDomain type was used previously; this command, used when introducing assemblies, can be shortened:

[AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies() 

The same applies to types with longer names, such as System.Management.Automation.PowerShell, which can be shortened as follows:

[Management.Automation.PowerShell].Assembly