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orphaned work

orphaned work is the alternative form of orphan work.

Meaning of orphan work

Noun

orphan work (plural orphan works)

  1. A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.

Forms of orphaned work

pluralorphaned works

Questions about orphaned work

What is orphaned work the alternative form of?
Orphaned work is the alternative form of orphan work.

Words near orphaned work in the dictionary

  1. orphaned negative
  2. orphaned negatives
  3. orphaned off
  4. orphaned tsunami
  5. orphaned tsunamis
  6. orphaned work
  7. orphaned works
  8. orphanedst
  9. orphaner
  10. orphaners
  11. orphanes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: orphaned work (page history and authors); orphan work (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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