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b) A closed set of information services provided to members only.
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walled garden — noun 1. A garden enclosed within high walls 2. A controlled secure environment, such as an Internet service with restrictions preventing those using it from accessing anything beyond its confines • • • Main Entry: ↑wall … Useful english dictionary
Walled garden — A walled garden is a garden enclosed by high walls.These walls may serve a decorative or security purpose, but their original function in the north temperate zone was to shelter the garden from wind and frost. This shelter can raise the ambient… … Wikipedia
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walled garden — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms walled garden : singular walled garden plural walled gardens computing a website that you need a username and password to use or that limits what you can look at … English dictionary
Walled garden (disambiguation) — Walled garden can refer to:* Walled garden, a garden surrounded by walls * Walled garden (media), a closed or exclusive set of information services provided for users See also: gated community … Wikipedia
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walled garden — /wɔld ˈgadn/ (say wawld gahdn) noun 1. a garden enclosed by walls along its boundaries. 2. Commerce a sphere in which a business has a monopoly …
walled — [wo:ld US wo:ld] adj [only before noun] walled garden/city/town etc a garden etc that has a wall around it … Dictionary of contemporary English
Garden — A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man made materials. The most common form is known as a… … Wikipedia
