open-source

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Adjective

open-source

1. (computing) Of, or relating to a product which is licensed to permit modifications and redistribution of its source code, as per The Open Source Definition ↗.

   Linux is an open-source operating system

Antonyms

• closed-source

Translations

• German: quelloffen

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To release the source code of.

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