open source

English

Alternative forms

• open-source (verb or adjective)

Etymology

Coined by Christine Peterson in January 1998.

Noun

Wikipedia 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.

Related terms

• open-source

Translations

the practice of providing open source code for a product

• Catalan: codi obert (ca) m, codi font obert (ca) m
• Japanese: オープンソース (ja) (ōpun sōsu)

• Tamil: திறமூலம் (ta)

open-source software in general

• Catalan: codi obert (ca) m, codi font obert (ca) m
• German: quelloffene Software (de) f, Open-Source-Software (de) f
• Greek: ανοικτός κώδικας (el) (anoiktós kódikas) m, ανοικτός πηγαίος κώδικας (el) (anoiktós pigaíos kódikas) m

• Japanese: オープンソースソフトウェア (ja) (ōpun sōsu sofutowhea)
• Turkish: açık kaynak yazılım (tr)

Verb

open source (third-person singular simple present open sources, present participle open sourcing, simple past and past participle open sourced)

1. To make open-source.