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open source
- /ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs/ US
Where it comes from
Compound of 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.
noun
- The practice of providing open-source code for a product. OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, will shut down and delete all its data at the end of April.
- Open-source software in general. His contributions to open source are numerous.
- Information that is in the public domain and available to everybody.
verb open sources · open sourcing · open sourced
- Alternative form of open-source
Translations
Every language
noun practice
| Español | código abierto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | オープンソース ōpun sōsu |
| 中文 | 開源 /开源 kāiyuán |
| Português | código aberto |
| Français | code source ouvert |
| Deutsch | Open Source |
| Italiano | codice aperto, open source |
| Ελληνικά | ανοικτός κώδικας anoiktós kódikas |
noun software
| Español | código abierto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | オープンソースソフトウェア ōpun sōsu sofutowhea |
| 中文 | 開源軟件 /开源软件 kāiyuán ruǎnjiàn |
| Português | código aberto |
| Français | libre, open source, source ouverte |
| Deutsch | Open-Source-Software |
| Italiano | codice aperto, open source |
| Ελληνικά | ανοικτός κώδικας anoiktós kódikas, ανοικτός πηγαίος κώδικας anoiktós pigaíos kódikas |
| Română | software de sursă deschisă, software de open-source |
| Tiếng Việt | phần mềm nguồn mở |
Talk about this word "open source." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/open%20source. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. open source. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/open%20source "open source." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/open%20source.Cite this
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