openwashing
The act of claiming something is open when it does not meet all the criteria of opennessThe act of claiming something is open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The act of claiming something is open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness.
Origin
From open + -wash + -ing.From open + -wash + -ing.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfauxpen
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable