| Subject | English | Norwegian Bokmål |
| environ. | declaration of public utility Administrative Act giving the right to take private property for public use | samfunnsnytteerklæring |
| gen. | general public | allmennhet |
| environ. | public access to land The right or permission for all persons of a community to use government owned geographic areas such as parks, campgrounds and historical sites | allemannsretten |
| environ. | public action A measure or provision taken on behalf and with the consent of the general populace | offentlig tiltak |
| environ. | public aid Government aid in the form of monies or food stamps to the poor, disabled, aged or to dependent children | offentlig hjelp |
| environ. | public attendance No definition needed | offentlig tilstedeværelse |
| environ. | public awareness campaign An organized, systematic effort through various communications media to alert the general population of a given area to anything of significant interest or concern | holdningskampanje |
| environ. | public bath A place having baths for public use | offentlig bad |
| environ. | public benefit inquiry An investigation, especially a formal one conducted into a matter of public utility by a body constituted for that purpose by a government, local authority, or other organization | samfunnsøkonomisk undersøkelse |
| environ. | public building A building to which there is free access by the public and which is available for the use of a community | offentlig bygning |
| comp., MS | public cloud | offentlig sky (A cloud infrastructure typically owned and managed by an organization that sells cloud services. The resources are shared by the general public or a group of customers in order to optimize utilization rates) |
| environ. | public contract Any contract in which there are public funds provided though private persons may perform the contract and the subject of the contract may ultimately benefit private persons | offentlig kontrakt |
| comp., MS | Public Conversations | Offentlige diskusjoner (A wall in Dynamics CRM for conversations that are marked as being able to be seen by the entire organization) |
| environ. | public debt The total amount of all government securities outstanding. This is also frequently termed government debt | statsgjeld |
| environ. | public discussion Consideration, commentary by argument or informal debate on some issue that is open and of concern to the general populace | offentlig diskusjon |
| environ. | public domain That which can be accessed, used and shared by the general populace without restrictions, penalties or fees | offentlig område |
| environ. | public emergency limit No definition needed | PEL |
| environ. | public expenditure Spending by national or local government, government-owned firms or quasi-autonomous non-government organizations | offentlige utgifter |
| comp., MS | public-facing URL | åpen URL-adresse (A URL that is directly accessible over the Internet and that does not require special credentials or network access to connect to it) |
| environ. | public finance The theory and practice of governmental money matters, including taxation, spending, transfer and property incomes, borrowing, debt and revenue management | offentlig finans |
| environ. | public financing The act of obtaining or furnishing money or capital for a program, purchase or enterprise from the general population of a community or state, usually through government allocation of tax revenues | offentlig finansiering |
| comp., MS | Public folder | Felles-mappe (The folder in Windows where you store files that you want to share with other people on the same computer or network. The Public folder is located in the Users folder of your root directory (for example, C:\Users\Public)) |
| comp., MS | public folder | fellesmappe (A folder on a public server that people can use to share information, such as work information, discussions, contacts, tasks, and classified ads. Access permissions determine who can view and alter the folder and to what extent) |
| environ. | public function Activity carried out for the benefit of the community | offentlig funksjon |
| comp., MS | public group | fellesgruppe (An item in the global address list that provides an easy way to send messages to a group of people. A public group can include any item from a global address list, including other public groups) |
| environ. | public health The discipline in health science that, at the level of the community or the public, aims at promoting prevention of disease, sanitary living, laws, practices and a healthier environment | folkehelse |
| environ. | public hearing Right to appear and give evidence and also right to hear and examine witnesses whose testimony is presented by opposing parties | offentlig høring |
| comp., MS | Public IM Connectivity | Forbindelse til offentlige direktemeldingstjenester (A Microsoft license offered on a per-user, per-month subscription price which provides organizations with the capability to connect their existing base of Live Communications Server-enabled users to the top public IM service providers (MSN, AOL, and Yahoo!)) |
| comp., MS | public IM connectivity | tilkobling til offentlige direktemeldingstjenester (The ability to connect to public IM service providers) |
| comp., MS | public IM connectivity contact | PIC-kontakt (A contact who uses an instant messenger client from AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, or the Windows Live network of Internet services) |
| comp., MS | public IM contact | offentlig direktemeldingskontakt (A contact who uses an instant messenger client from AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, or the Windows Live network of Internet services) |
| comp., MS | public IM service provider | leverandør av offentlige direktemeldingstjenester (An organization providing IM (instant messaging) services to the public) |
| environ. | public information Factual or circumstantial knowledge or the service, office or station providing this knowledge for an entire population or community, without restriction | offentlig informasjon |
| environ. | public inquiry An investigation, especially a formal one conducted into a matter of public utility by a body constituted for that purpose by a government, local authority, or other organization | offentlig gransking |
| comp., MS | public instant messenger contact | offentlig direktemeldingskontakt (A contact who uses an instant messenger client from AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, or the Windows Live network of Internet services) |
| environ. | public institution Institution for the management of public issues | offentlig institusjon |
| environ. | public institution of administrative nature Public institution for the management of administrative issues | offentlig administrativ institusjon |
| environ. | public institution of industrial and commercial nature Public institution for the management of industrial and commercial issues | offentlig institusjon for handel og industri |
| environ. | public international law The general rules and principles pertaining to the conduct of nations and of international organizations and with the relations among them | internasjonal stats- og statsforvaltningsrett |
| comp., MS | public key | fellesnøkkel (The nonsecret half of a cryptographic key pair that is used with a public key algorithm. Public keys are typically used when encrypting a session key, verifying a digital signature, or encrypting data that can be decrypted with the corresponding private key) |
| comp., MS | public key algorithm | fellesnøkkelalgoritme (An asymmetric cipher that uses two keys, one for encryption, the public key, and the other for decryption, the private key. As implied by the key names, the public key used to encode plaintext can be made available to anyone. However, the private key must remain secret. Only the private key can decrypt the ciphertext. The public key algorithm used in this process is slow (on the order of 1,000 times slower than symmetric algorithms), and is typically used to encrypt session keys or digitally sign a message) |
| comp., MS | public key encryption | kryptering med fellesnøkkel (A method of encryption that uses a pair of mathematically related keys: a public key and a corresponding private key. Either key can be used to encrypt data, but the corresponding key must be used to decrypt it) |
| comp., MS | public key infrastructure | infrastruktur for fellesnøkkel (The laws, policies, standards, and software that regulate or manipulate certificates and public and private keys. In practice, it is a system of digital certificates, certification authorities, and other registration authorities that verify and authenticate the validity of each party involved in an electronic transaction. Standards for PKI are still evolving, even though they are being widely implemented as a necessary element of electronic commerce) |
| comp., MS | Public Key Infrastructure certificate | Public Key Infrastructure-sertifikat (A system of digital certificates, certification authorities, and other registration authorities that verify and authenticate the validity of each party involved in an electronic transaction) |
| environ. | public law A general classification of law, consisting generally of constitutional, administrative, criminal and international law, concerned with the organization of the state, the relations between the state and the people who compose it, the responsibilities of public officers to the state, to each other, and to private persons, and the relations of states to one other. The branch or department of law which is concerned with the state in its political or sovereign capacity, including constitutional and administrative law, and with the definition, regulation, and enforcement of rights in cases where the state is regarded as the subject of the right or object of the duty, - including criminal law and criminal procedure, - and the law of the state, considered in its quasi private personality, i.e., as capable of holding or exercising rights, or acquiring and dealing with property, in the character of an individual | offentlig rett |
| gen. | public library | folkebibliotek |
| comp., MS | public link | offentlig kobling (A web address (URL) of a folder or photo album on SkyDrive that allows access to anyone who visits the webpage. Visitors don't need to have explicit sharing permissions to the folder or album, sign in to Windows Live, or even have a Windows Live ID) |
| environ. | public maritime domain eas or ocean areas owned by the state as opposed to individuals or corporations | offentlig maritimt område |
| comp., MS | public network | offentlig nettverk (A cluster network that supports client-to-cluster communication (either with or without supporting node-to-node communication)) |
| environ. | public opinion The purported, collective view of the public on some issue or problem, typically formulated by selective polling or sampling, and frequently used as a guide to action or decision | folkemening |
| environ. | public opinion polling The canvassing of a representative sample of a large group of people on some question in order to determine the general opinion of a group | meningsmåling |
| environ. | public park Park with big trees, ornamental plants, alleys bordered by trees or bushes, fountains and statues situated in a town and whose access is free | offentlig park |
| environ. | public participation The involvement, as an enfranchised citizen, in public matters, with the purpose of exerting influence | offentlig deltakelse |
| environ. | public-private partnership A joint venture between corporations and government or between community members and government or business beyond the course of normal interaction | offentlig-privat kompaniskap |
| environ. | public procurement The governmental process of purchasing supplies, equipment and services, or purchasing contracts to secure the provision of supplies, equipment and services, which are often sold by the private sector | offentlig innkjøp |
| environ. | public prosecutor's office A government agency for which an elected or appointed attorney or staff of attorneys is vested with the authority by a constitution or statute to try cases on the government's behalf, to represent public interest or to take legal action against persons violating federal, state or local laws | statsadvokatens kontor |
| comp., MS | public queue | felleskø (For Message Queuing, a queue that is published in Active Directory and replicated throughout a Windows enterprise. Public queues can, therefore, be located by any computer running Message Queuing within the enterprise) |
| environ. | public relations The methods and activities employed by an individual, organization, corporation, or government to promote a favourable relationship with the public | PR |
| gen. | public road administration | vegvesen |
| environ. | public sector Segment of the economy run to some degree by government, including national and local governments, government-owned firms and quasi-autonomous non-government organizations | offentlig sektor |
| environ. | public service An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water | offentlig tjeneste |
| gen. | public square | plass |
| environ. | public transport The act or the means of conveying people in mass as opposed to conveyance in private vehicles | offentlig transport |
| environ. | public transport vehicle Vehicle for conveying large numbers of paying passengers from one place to another | offentlig transportmiddel |
| environ. | public utility An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water | offentlig servicebedrift |
| comp., MS | public variable | fellesvariabel (A variable you declare with the Public keyword in the Declarations section of a module. A public variable can be shared by all the procedures in every module in a database) |
| environ. | public waterways domain Rivers, canals and lakes owned by the state as opposed to individuals or corporations | offentlig vannveg |
| environ. | public works Structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use | offentlig arbeid |
| environ. | statutory public body An association, supported in whole or part by public funding, that is established to operate programs for the public, often with little interference from government in day-to-day business | lovfestet offentlig organ |
