Public
Updated: 11/12/2024 by Computer Hope
Public may refer to any of the following:
1. In general, public refers to anything that's out in the open for anyone to see. The opposite could be something that's encrypted.
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2. In object-oriented programming, a public class is any part of the program that accesses or updates its members using the member name to be accessed. This type of class is useful for information or methods that need to be available in any part of the program code.