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public license

noun public licenses · public licence

A license by which a copyright holder as licensor can grant additional copyright permissions to any and all persons in the general public as licensees.

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"public license." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/public%20license. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"public license." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/public%20license.

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@misc{public_license_2026,
  title = {public license},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/public%20license},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}