Loading your saved state.
A word borrowed from English meaning public, accessible to the general public, or intended for everyone. It is mostly used in fixed expressions or in the fields of technology and marketing.
Die Beta-Version des Programms ist jetzt public und kann von allen getestet werden.
The beta version of the program is now public and can be tested by everyone.
'Public' is a loanword from English. It is mainly used in certain areas such as marketing, media, and IT, and sounds modern or technical.
Die Firma hat ihre Quartalszahlen public gemacht.
The company made its quarterly figures public.
The word is often part of fixed English terms that have been adopted into German, such as 'Public Viewing', 'Public Relations', or 'Public Domain'.
Zur Fußball-WM gibt es in vielen Städten wieder ein Public Viewing.
For the Football World Cup, there will once again be public viewing events in many cities.
As an adjective, 'public' is often not declined, especially when it stands after the noun or is used predicatively. So it behaves differently from a typical German adjective.
Die API ist jetzt für alle Entwickler public.
The API is now public for all developers.
public
Öffentlich and public can both mean that something is accessible to everyone. Öffentlich is the neutral standard-language form. Public is used mainly in fixed expressions or as a technical or marketing setting; in those contexts, it can be appropriate.
Im Redaktionssystem steht die Projektseite jetzt auf public.
In the editorial system, the project page is now set to “public.”
Die Projektseite ist jetzt öffentlich und für alle zugänglich.
The project page is now public and accessible to everyone.
