"walled garden" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: walled gardens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} walled garden (plural walled gardens)
  1. A garden enclosed by walls for purposes of shelter or decoration. Related terms: paywall Translations (garden enclosed by walls): omheinde tuin [masculine] (Dutch), muurien ympäröimä puutarha (Finnish), ogrodzony ogród [masculine] (Polish), jardim murado (Portuguese), огороджений сад (ohorodženyj sad) [masculine] (Ukrainian), город (horod) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-walled_garden-en-noun-QjgJbHSW Disambiguation of 'garden enclosed by walls': 92 4 4
  2. (figurative, media, technology) A closed platform for content or services controlled by a single carrier or service provider, typically requiring subscription to access. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Media, Technology, Gardens Translations (closed platform): suljettu alusta (Finnish), jardim murado [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-walled_garden-en-noun-PgVFM9mS Disambiguation of Gardens: 29 43 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 54 43 Topics: engineering, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology Disambiguation of 'closed platform': 0 99 0
  3. (Internet) A set of web pages or other resources that are richly interlinked and share a common focus, but have little or no linkage to or from the larger network. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-walled_garden-en-noun-dowp~InK

Inflected forms

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