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walled garden, n.
Brit. |ˌwɔːld ˈgɑːdn|, U.S. |ˌwɔld ˈgɑrd(ə)n|, |ˌwɑld ˈgɑrd(ə)n|
[‹ walled adj.1 + garden n.]
1. A garden enclosed by a wall, usually a high brick wall.
1680T. Otway Hist. Caius Marius ii. 17 (stage direct.) A walled Garden belonging to Metellus house. 1757P. Luckombe Beauties Eng. 111 A little walled Garden. 1798W. Beckford Azemia I. iii. 77 Azemia found herself perfectly at ease and extremely glad..to breath the fresh air in a large walled garden. 1843Times 26 Aug. 3/1 The beautiful walled garden adjoining the house. 1899A. C. Benson Life E. W. Benson I. v. 161 A small walled garden..with a rockery of broken carvings from the stone-yards. 1939D. Whipple Priory (2003) xxiv. 286 She went into the warm walled garden where the old medlar grew. 2002Cheshire Life Aug. 45/4 The grounds have been restored to their Elizabethan splendour with a walled garden, herb garden and a traditional knot garden.
2. Computing and Telecomm. A pre-defined range of networked resources (usually Internet-based) to which subscribers to a particular service are given access.
1995Observer 25 June (Schools Suppl.) 10/5 B.T..will provide ‘walled garden access’ to the Internet, bringing a vetted, but still extensive, information store within the reach of students online. 1998Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 9 Nov. c1 Chairman John Malone has promoted the idea of a ‘walled garden’ of basic online information and retailing services for cable customers. 2005New Media Age (Nexis) 3 Nov. While devices are getting smarter, the business model for mobile content in the US remains stalled in the walled garden, where network operators limit subscriber access to content, services and wireless Web sites on their home portals. |