"open source" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|open|source}} open + source, {{coined|en|Christine Peterson|in=1998|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by Christine Peterson in 1998, {{m|en|free software}} free software, {{m|en|freedomware}} freedomware, {{,}} ,, {{m|en|sourceware}} sourceware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} open source (uncountable)
  1. (software) The practice of providing open-source code for a product. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Software Translations (practice): codi obert [masculine] (Catalan), codi font obert [masculine] (Catalan), 開源 (Chinese Mandarin), 开源 (kāiyuán) (english: Chinese mainland) (Chinese Mandarin), 開放原始碼 (Chinese Mandarin), 开放原始码 (kāifàngyuánshǐmǎ) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), avoin lähdekoodi (Finnish), Open Source [feminine] (German), ανοικτός κώδικας (anoiktós kódikas) [masculine] (Greek), foinse oscailte [feminine] (Irish), codice aperto [masculine] (Italian), open source [feminine, masculine] (Italian), オープンソース (ōpun sōsu) (Japanese), código aberto [masculine] (Portuguese), còdici raputu [masculine] (Sicilian), open source [feminine, masculine] (Sicilian), código abierto [masculine] (Spanish), öppen källkod [common-gender] (Swedish), open source (Swedish), திறமூலம் (tiṟamūlam) (Tamil), โอเพนซอร์ส (Thai)
    Sense id: en-open_source-en-noun-t81~3HQD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 30 31 12 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software Disambiguation of 'practice': 86 7 7
  2. (software) Open-source software in general. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Software Related terms: open-source, OSINT (english: open-source intelligence), open core Translations (software): codi obert [masculine] (Catalan), codi font obert [masculine] (Catalan), 開源軟件 (Chinese Mandarin), 开源软件 (kāiyuán ruǎnjiàn) (english: Chinese mainland) (Chinese Mandarin), 開放原始碼軟體 (Chinese Mandarin), 开放原始码软体 (kāifàngyuánshǐmǎ ruǎntǐ) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), avoin lähdekoodi (Finnish), libre [feminine, masculine] (French), Open-Source-Software [feminine] (German), ανοικτός κώδικας (anoiktós kódikas) [masculine] (Greek), ανοικτός πηγαίος κώδικας (anoiktós pigaíos kódikas) [masculine] (Greek), codice aperto [masculine] (Italian), open source [feminine, masculine] (Italian), オープンソースソフトウェア (ōpun sōsu sofutowhea) (Japanese), código aberto [masculine] (Portuguese), software de sursă deschisă (Romanian), software de open-source (Romanian), còdici raputu [masculine] (Sicilian), open source [feminine, masculine] (Sicilian), โอเพนซอร์ส (Thai), açık kaynak yazılım (Turkish), phần mềm nguồn mở (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-open_source-en-noun-SWgxm7SR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 30 31 12 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software Disambiguation of 'software': 31 69 0
  3. (espionage) Information that is in the public domain and available to everybody. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Espionage
    Sense id: en-open_source-en-noun-EsQ1TS~a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 30 31 12 Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war

Verb

Forms: open sources [present, singular, third-person], open sourcing [participle, present], open sourced [participle, past], open sourced [past]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|open|source}} open + source, {{coined|en|Christine Peterson|in=1998|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by Christine Peterson in 1998, {{m|en|free software}} free software, {{m|en|freedomware}} freedomware, {{,}} ,, {{m|en|sourceware}} sourceware Head templates: {{en-verb}} open source (third-person singular simple present open sources, present participle open sourcing, simple past and past participle open sourced)
  1. Alternative form of open-source Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: open-source
    Sense id: en-open_source-en-verb-7PabHJLx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 30 31 12

Inflected forms

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