open source

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs/ === Noun === open source (uncountable) (software) The practice of providing open-source code for a product. (software) Open-source software in general. (espionage) Information that is in the public domain and available to everybody. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== open-source OSINT (“open-source intelligence”) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== open core === Verb === open source (third-person singular simple present open sources, present participle open sourcing, simple past and past participle open sourced) Alternative form of open-source. === References === === Further reading === open source on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English open source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oːpənˈsɔːrs/ Hyphenation: open source === Noun === open source c (plural open sources, no diminutive) open source ==== Alternative forms ==== OS