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public good

Definition

Something anyone can use without reducing its availability to others, such as open-source software or protocol research. Because users cannot readily be charged, public goods are chronically underfunded and depend on grants and similar mechanisms.
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  • bien public
    Prose
  • Bien public
    Heading
  • bien-public
    Tag
  • Bien public
    UI
  • onebien publicotherbiens publics
    Plurals

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