private
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5.6
- adjective
- /ˈpraɪvɪt/
- Specialized
- I know she doesn't look it, but she's a private investigator that's been hired by your wife to prove you're cheating on the road.
- public and private
- private network
- virtual private network
Examples
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Unauthorized access to someone's private computer files is considered grand theft in Massachusetts.
Fiction book (1991) -
Set means setting this is private, but reading it is not.
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You think I'm stupid enough to meet you in a private location?
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As you can see, private browsing makes your user experience less...
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He's on a private call.
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You might also store your evidence on a private platform such as Dropbox.
Academic text (2015) -
With Node VPN, you can set up a VPN channel yourself for your private purposes.
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When designing software, it's important to declare certain variables as private to avoid unintended access from other classes.
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The class includes a private method that is only used within its own definition.
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Using private fields in programming helps encapsulate data and protect it from external manipulation.
Synonyms
1
5.3
Only for use inside the same part of a program, not by outside code
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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1.9
A place where children learn that is not run by the government and costs money
75
3.7
A person hired to find facts about crimes or private matters who is not a police officer
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2.8
Things you can move, like cars or jewelry, that belong to one person, not land
35
3.9
Work of a doctor or lawyer who has their own office and does not work for an organization
- Specialized
12
3.7
A company owned by a small group whose shares are not sold to the public
- Specialized
6
4.8
A charity that gets most of its money from one person or company
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3.3
A road owned by a person or company that leads to a house and is not for public use
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3.9
A group of guards a company or person hires to protect people and property
1
3.7
A person who teaches one student or a small group outside school, often at home
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6.1
Relating to businesses owned and run by people or companies to make profit, not the state
- Specialized
1
7.2
A sale of property agreed directly between buyer and seller without an auction
How Accessible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Private goes back to the Latin privare 'to set apart', and a helpful image is a 'private room' — in programming a private part is set apart so only the same part of the program can use it.