crowdsourcing
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crowdsourcing
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Coined by American journalist Jeff Howe in 2006, see quotations. From crowd + sourcing, by analogy with outsourcing.
noun crowdsourcings
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The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved.
P&G is one of InnoCentive’s earliest and best customers, but the company works with other crowdsourcing networks as well.
Similar: open outsourcing
verb
- present participle and gerund of crowdsource
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noun delegation of a task
| Español | crowdsourcing |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 眾包 /众包 zhòngbāo |
| Français | production participative, externalisation ouverte |
| Русский | краудсо́рсинг kraudsórsing |
Talk about this word "crowdsourcing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crowdsourcing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crowdsourcing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crowdsourcing "crowdsourcing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crowdsourcing.Cite this
@misc{crowdsourcing_2026,
title = {crowdsourcing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crowdsourcing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
