public access
noun
chiefly US
: a television channel on which any person can broadcast a program
The city council meeting will be broadcast on public access.
—often used before another nounpublic access television
a public access channel
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The 104-year-old home at 2000 Wharf Road has been barred from public access since 2011 in an effort to prevent vandalism, according to the city of Capitola.
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
The same could happen if there are limits on public access to NOAA’s high-resolution radar system that detects and analyzes weather as well as its satellite data on temperature, moisture, cloud cover and more.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Efforts to remove specific ideas and perspectives from public access in libraries run parallel to legislative pushes restricting teaching history, race and gender in K–12 schools and pressures on universities to limit diversity initiatives and academic freedom.
—Laura Backstrom, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
While the bill could limit the ability to enforce environmental protections such as public access, coastal hazards and affordable visitor accommodations, this is a once-in-a-lifetime project for San Diego.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
The same could happen if there are limits on public access to NOAA’s high-resolution radar system that detects and analyzes weather as well as its satellite data on temperature, moisture, cloud cover and more.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Efforts to remove specific ideas and perspectives from public access in libraries run parallel to legislative pushes restricting teaching history, race and gender in K–12 schools and pressures on universities to limit diversity initiatives and academic freedom.
—Laura Backstrom, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
While the bill could limit the ability to enforce environmental protections such as public access, coastal hazards and affordable visitor accommodations, this is a once-in-a-lifetime project for San Diego.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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