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public domain

pub·lic do·main


noun 
Definition:
 
1. U.S. government land: land that is owned and administered by a government

2. not in copyright: the condition of not being protected by patent or copyright and so freely available for use
public domain software

3. revealed condition: the condition of being openly known or revealed as opposed to being kept a secret
The information is now in the public domain.

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