"BarCamp" meaning in English

See BarCamp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: BarCamps [plural]
Etymology: From bar + camp, created as an alternative to Foo Camp. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bar|camp|id1=metasyntactic variable}} bar + camp Head templates: {{en-noun}} BarCamp (plural BarCamps)
  1. A form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web. Wikipedia link: Foo Camp Synonyms: barcamp
    Sense id: en-BarCamp-en-noun-xzTVtc5B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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