Barcamp

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web.

    "The event was the second iteration of Washington's version of BarCamp, a technology workshop meant to demonstrate new business ideas and promote discussion of the top tech issues: social media, open source and how to actually make money, to name a few."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of BarCamp. alt-of

Example

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"The event was the second iteration of Washington's version of BarCamp, a technology workshop meant to demonstrate new business ideas and promote discussion of the top tech issues: social media, open source and how to actually make money, to name a few."

Etymology

From bar + camp, created as an alternative to Foo Camp.

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