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1. Community meeting spaces such as cafés, pubs, and village halls which are neither domestic nor work spaces. The concept was proposed by the American sociologist Ray Oldenburg (b.1932).

2. In the context of videogames a virtual space which is neither an actual space nor a dream space.

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date: 27 March 2025

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