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public domain definition - telecom
Software, or any work of intellectual property, that was never protected by patent or copyright, on which such protection has expired, or that has been declared by its creator to be released unconditionally for public use, including distribution and modification, in any manner and under any circumstances. Such work is entirely free of any copyright restrictions or any other property protections. See also copyright, freeware, intellectual property, and software.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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