Sentence: I don't know 'publication' means either the act...

[Alandro255]

I don't know "publication" means the act of printing sth and making it available to the public or sth that has been published. (1)
I don't know "publication" means whether the act of printing sth and making it available to the public or sth that has been published. (2)
I don't know "publication" means either the act of printing sth and making it available to the public or sth that has been published. (2)

All have the same meaning.Right?

Alandro

[Yankee]

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Your sentences are incorrect. Here is a correct sentence:

I don't know whether "publication" means the act of printing something and making it available to the public or something that has been published.