"openwash" meaning in English

See openwash in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: openwashes [present, singular, third-person], openwashing [participle, present], openwashed [participle, past], openwashed [past]
Etymology: Blend of open + greenwash Etymology templates: {{blend|en|open|greenwash}} Blend of open + greenwash Head templates: {{en-verb}} openwash (third-person singular simple present openwashes, present participle openwashing, simple past and past participle openwashed)
  1. To market something as open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness. Synonyms: open-wash, open wash
    Sense id: en-openwash-en-verb-gIlbRIxY Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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