Private or privates may refer to:
Music
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In Private
"In Private" is a song by British singer Dusty Springfield, released as a single on 20 November 1989. It was Springfield's third single in a row to be a chart success, after an absence of nearly two decades from the charts. Both "In Private" and ...
", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
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Private (band)
PRIVATE was a pop music group formed in 2006 by Danish producer/singer Thomas Troelsen, along with guitarist Asger Tarpgaard and vocalist Tanja Simonsen, and was later a solo project by Troelsen. PRIVATE's debut album “My Secret Lover” was pro ...
, a Denmark-based band
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"Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded by Ringo Sheena
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"Private" (Vera Blue song), from the 2017 album ''Perennial''
Literature
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''Private'' (novel), 2010 novel by James Patterson
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''Private'' (novel series), young-adult book series launched in 2006
Film and television
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''Private'' (film), 2004 Italian film
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''Private'' (web series), 2009 web series based on the novel series
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''Privates'' (TV series), 2013 BBC One TV series
* Private, a penguin character in ''
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
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Other uses
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Private (rank)
A private is a soldier, usually with the lowest Military rank, rank in many armies. Soldiers with the rank of private may be conscription, conscripts or they may be professional (career) soldiers.
The term derives from the term "private soldier ...
, a military rank
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''Privates'' (video game), 2010 video game
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Private (rocket)
Private was an experimental rocket developed by the California Institute of Technology on behalf of the United States Army. Tested in two different configurations, it provided the proof of concept that a fin-stabilised ballistic missile was tech ...
, American multistage rocket
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Private Media Group
Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, and the Internet. It first published a magazine called ''Private'' in Stockholm in 1965.
Origins
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, Swedish adult entertainment production and distribution company
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Private (magazine)
''Private'' is a pornographic magazine published by the Swedish publisher and distributor Private Media Group. The magazine is known for its combination of high-quality photography and depiction of sex acts typical of hardcore pornography such ...
'', flagship magazine of the Private Media Group
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Intimate parts
An intimate part, personal part or private part is a place on the human body which is customarily kept covered by clothing in public venues and conventional settings, as a matter of fashion and cultural norms. Depending on the culture, revealin ...
, a euphemism for human genitals
See also
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Privacy (disambiguation)
Privacy
Privacy (, ) is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively.
The domain of privacy partially overlaps with security, which can include the con ...
* Private methods, a means of
encapsulation in object-oriented programming
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Private military company
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Private school
A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their fina ...
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Private university
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...
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Privately held company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equi ...
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Private sector
The private sector is the part of the economy which is owned by private groups, usually as a means of establishment for profit or non profit, rather than being owned by the government.
Employment
The private sector employs most of the workfo ...
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Privatization
Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation w ...
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