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パブリックドメインソフト (paburikkudomeinsofuto) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

パブリックドメインソフト

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Meanings

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public-domain software

Computing term for software that is not protected by copyright and can be freely used, modified, and distributed.

このパブリックドメインソフトは誰だれでも自じ由ゆうに使つかえ

ます

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This public-domain software can be freely used by anyone.

Related words

フリーソフト
Free software, but may still have copyright restrictions; public-domain software has no copyright at all.
オープンソースソフトウェア
Open-source software whose source code is available, but it may have license terms; public-domain software has no such restrictions.

Built from

パブリックドメイン+ソフト

Written forms

パブリック・ドメイン・ソフト
- パブリックドメインソフト
  Spelling with interpuncts, sometimes used for clarity.
- パブリック・ドメイン・ソフト

Etymology

Loanword from English 'public domain software'.