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Uncommonpublic domain
The correct spelling is public domain.
How to pronounce public domain
noun
Say it like: Pub-lic- do-may-n
The correct spelling is public domain. The realm of intellectual property which is not protected by patents or copyright, i.e. over which no person or other legal entity can establish a proprietary interest. For example: "There is very little information about the treaty which is in the public domain."
Usage Examples
“There is very little information about the treaty which is in the public domain.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The realm of intellectual property which is not protected by patents or copyright, i.e. over which no person or other legal entity can establish a proprietary interest.
- 2.Open land such as unowned prairie in the western and southwestern United States; space not subject to a land patent.
- 3.The realm of published works, as opposed to unpublished tracts.
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