open source

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Noun

open source (uncountable)

1. (computing) The practice of providing open-source code for a product.
2. (computing) Open-source software in general.

   His contributions to open source are numerous.

3. (espionage) Information that is in the public domain and available to everybody.

Related terms

• open-source
• OSINT

Translations

• German: offene Quelle or Quelloffenheit
• Portuguese: código aberto

Translations

• French: libre
• German: offene Quelle or Quelloffenheit
• Portuguese: código aberto

Verb

open source (open sources, present participle open sourcing; past and past participle open sourced)

1. Alternative form of open-source#English|open-source

Translations

• German: quelloffen [for example: „quelloffene Hardware“ or „quelloffener Film“]

Translations

• German: quelloffen [for example: „quelloffene Software“ or „quelloffene Anwendung“]

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