Dictionary

public domain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌpʌblɪk də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌpʌblɪk doʊˈmeɪn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From public (“able to be seen or known by everyone”) + domain (“field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence”).

Meanings

1. (also, attributive, uncountable) Often preceded by in the. ▸ The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone.
2. (also, attributive, specifically, uncountable) Often preceded by in the. ▸ The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone. ▸ The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest.
   • Any regime applied to the public domain should ensure such free use. Yet, the ‘public domainness’ does not guarantee as such a freedom to access to the resources it contains. Access to a public domain work will depend on many factors. 2011 March 4, Séverine Dusollier, “SCOPING STUDY ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN”, in World Intellectual Property Organization:
   • As the copyright in this book has lapsed, it is now in the public domain.
3. (also, attributive, uncountable) Often preceded by in the. ▸ The state of not or no longer being confidential or secret.
   • Very little information about the treaty is in the public domain.
4. (US, especially, uncountable) Land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership (for example, unowned prairie in the southwestern and western United States).

Deriveds

public domainness · Public Domain Day

Relateds

🅮 · public property

Translations (105)

cmn 公共領域 /公共领域 (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hu közkincs (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · de Public Domain (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hu szabadon felhasználható/használható/terjeszthető (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · mk јавен домен (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · lo ສາທາລະນະສົມບັດ (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · th สาธารณสมบัติ (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · vi phạm vi công cộng (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fi yhteismaa (land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership) · ar ملكية عامة (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · nn offentleg eigedom (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · is almenningur (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · nb offentlig eiendom (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · bn পাবলিক ডোমেইন (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · bg обществено достояние (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fi tekijänoikeuksista vapaa sisältö (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · he רשות הציבור (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · uz ijtimoiy mulk (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · af openbare besit (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · oc domeni public (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · cmn 公有的 (state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone) · sv allmän egendom (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · pl domena publiczna (state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone) · de gemeinfrei (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hu szabad (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · lv neaizsargājams darbs (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · mr सार्वजनिक अधिक्षेत्र (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · eo publikaĵo (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · li public domain (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · te ప్రజోపయోగ పరిధి (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · cmn 公有領域 /公有领域 (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · gl dominio público (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · es dominio público (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · as ৰাজহুৱা ক্ষেত্ৰ (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · sh ја̑вно вла̑снӣштво (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hu közkincsbe/közkincshez tartozó (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · cmn 公共域 (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · et avalik omand (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fr domaine public (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · lt viešo naudojimo (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · nl publiek domein (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · lb domaine public (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fi tekijänoikeudettomuus (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · cy parth cyhoeddus (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ro domeniu public (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · it pubblico dominio (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · pl własność publiczna (land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership) · tl pampublikong dominyo (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hu szabad felhasználású (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · da public domain (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · pt domínio público (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · be грамадcкі набытак (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · sl javna last (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · bg обществено достояние (state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone) · ko 퍼블릭 도메인 (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · sw uwanja wa umma (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · pl domena publiczna (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · de Gemeinfreiheit (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · id ranah umum (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · cmn 公地 (land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership) · id domain publik (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hi सार्वजनिक डोमेन (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · az ictimai mülkiyyət (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · pl domena publiczna (state of not or no longer being confidential or secret) · uk суспільне надбання (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · af publieke domein (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · eu jabari publikoa (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ml പൊതുസഞ്ചയം (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · sw uwanja wa umma (state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone) · ja パブリックドメイン (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hu szabad felhasználás (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · io publika domeno (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · da offentligt domæne (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · gu પબ્લિક ડોમેન (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fi tekijänoikeudeton (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ast dominiu públicu (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · tl public domain (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ur دائرہ عام (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · cmn 公有土地 (land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership) · ms domain awam (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · my ပပ်ဘလစ် ဒိုမိန် (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · li publiek domein (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hu ingyenes (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · zza malê şari (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · eo publikhavaĵo (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · pl własność publiczna (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ca domini públic (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ru всео́бщее достоя́ние (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · hy հանրության սեփականություն (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fa مالکیت عمومی (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · eo publika havaĵo (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · sh jȃvno vlȃsnīštvo (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ru обще́ственное достоя́ние (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ka საყოველთაო საკუთრება (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fi tekijänoikeuksista vapaa (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · az ictimai varidat (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fi tekijänoikeusvapaus (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ga an fearann poiblí (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · ta பொது உரிமைப் பரப்பு (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fi vapaus tekijänoikeuksista (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · el κοινό κτήμα (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · tr kamusal alan (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · mk јавна сопственост (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents) · fi julkinen maa (land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership) · ia dominio public (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents)