"closed-source" meaning in English

See closed-source in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: closed + source, in reference to source code. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|closed|source}} closed + source Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} closed-source (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly software) Whose constituent makeup, or source code, is not made publicly available. Wikipedia link: en:closed-source Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Software Synonyms: closed source Translations (Translations): مُغْلَق الْمَصْدَر (muḡlaq al-maṣdar) (Arabic), κλειστός κώδικας (kleistós kódikas) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-closed-source-en-adj-ylAAGzWI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Alternative forms

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