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public access
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public access
(noun)
public access
noun
public access
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUBLIC ACCESS
[
noncount
]
chiefly US
:
a television channel on which any person can broadcast a program
The city council meeting will be broadcast on
public access
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often used before another noun
public access
television
a
public access
channel
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