copyleft
The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially…The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.
They believe in copyleft because they want their software to be used freely by anyone.
(uncountable, usually)A software license that follows this philosophy.
I have placed my program under copyleft.
The GNU General Public License is a copyleft licence.
Copyleft
копилефтkopileft, авторское ле́воavtorskoje lévo
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
A pun on copyright, which refers to using copyright laws for purposes that are in some wayA pun on copyright, which refers to using copyright laws for purposes that are in some ways contrary to copyright's original intent.
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Forms
plural: copylefts| Singular | copyleft |
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uncountable
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable