"openwashing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: open + -wash + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|open|wash|ing}} open + -wash + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} openwashing (uncountable)
  1. The act of claiming something is open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness. Tags: uncountable Related terms: fauxpen
    Sense id: en-openwashing-en-noun-WhqdchSN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: open washing, open-washing

Verb [English]

Etymology: open + -wash + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|open|wash|ing}} open + -wash + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} openwashing
  1. present participle and gerund of openwash Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: openwash
    Sense id: en-openwashing-en-verb-GYwBMziJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, English terms suffixed with -wash Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wash: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: open washing, open-washing

Alternative forms

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