open-source en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈəʊpən ˌsɔːs/ (UK)
- /ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs/ (US)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
See open source.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to software where the source code is freely available and licensed in a manner that permits modification and redistribution.
Linux is an open-source operating system.
ASP.NET MVC has been under an open-source license since the initial release, but it was just open-source code instead of a full open-source project.
2014, Jon Galloway, Brad Wilson, K. Scott Allen, David Matson, Professional ASP.NET MVC 5, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 10:OpenSNP constituted a rare example of how open-source projects can successfully operate on a low budget, having repeatedly rejected offers from corporations to sell control of the data.
2025 April 2, Bill Toulas, “Genetic data site openSNP to close and delete data over privacy concerns”, in BleepingComputer:
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to digital resources made publicly available alongside their source files to enable their modification and redistribution.
open-source hardware (with editable CAD files)
open-source fonts
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(broadly, not-comparable) Describing any product whose composition or method of manufacturing is public knowledge and not proprietary.
open-source cola
open-source hardware (schematics provided for free)
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(not-comparable) Relying on publicly available information (open sources).
open-source intelligence
The ramifications of disinformation spill on to the streets with tangible, often devastating real-world consequences. These processes were already under way in 2014, when I founded the open-source investigative group Bellingcat.
2023 December 16, Eliot Higgins, “Moment of truth”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:
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Relateds
free software · source-available
Translations (9)
de quelltextoffen (Translations) · pl otwarty (Translations) · pl otwartoźródłowy (Translations) · tr açık kaynak (Translations) · de quelloffen (Translations) · ar مَفْتُوح الْمَصْدَرِ (Translations) · cmn 開源的 /开源的 (Translations) · el ανοιχτός κώδικας (Translations) · es código abierto (Translations)