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Open source

//ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of providing open-source code for a product. uncountable

    "OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, will shut down and delete all its data at the end of April."

  2. 2
    Open-source software in general. uncountable

    "His contributions to open source are numerous."

  3. 3
    Information that is in the public domain and available to everybody. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of open-source. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compound of open + source, coined by Christine Peterson in 1998 for software as an umbrella term to encompass existing concepts such as free software, freedomware, and sourceware.

Etymology 2

Compound of open + source, coined by Christine Peterson in 1998 for software as an umbrella term to encompass existing concepts such as free software, freedomware, and sourceware.

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