noun · uncountable · common

open source

Open Source, Open-Source-Software

The practice of providing open-source code for a productThe practice of providing open-source code for a product.

US/ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs/

» What's your favorite open source game?

Meaning

3 senses

(uncountable)The practice of providing open-source code for a product.
Open Source
(uncountable)Open-source software in general.
His contributions to open source are numerous.
Open-Source-Software
(uncountable)Information that is in the public domain and available to everybody.

Examples

41 sentences

What's your favorite open source game?
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What's your favorite open source software?
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I use a lot of open source software.
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Do you use a lot of open source software?
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Tatoeba is open source.
Tatoeba — проект з відкритим програмним кодом.
ruTatoeba — проект с открытыми исходными кодами.
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Translations

6 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

practice:

software:

Origin

Compound of open + source, coined by Christine Peterson in 1998 for software as an umbrell

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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Word family

Derivedopen sourceror

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable