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public network

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

A network established and operated by a third party telecommunications provider for specific purpose of providing data transmission services for the public. Data over public networks can be intercepted, modified, and/or diverted while in transit. Examples of public networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, wireless, and mobile technologies.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

Public85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

synonym
public facing network
plural
public networks
possessive
public network's
pluralpossessive
public networks'