barcamp
barcamp is the alternative letter-case form of BarCamp.
Noun capitalized: BarCamp
BarCamp (plural BarCamps)
- A form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web.
- The event was the second iteration of Washington's version of BarCamp, a technology workshop meant to demonstrate new business ideas and promote discussion of the top tech issues: social media, open source and how to actually make money, to name a few.2008 October 20, Kim Hart, “Twittering Types Share Ideas Offline”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN
- BarCamps are held throughout the world as workshop-style events open to anyone who wants to participate and is willing to share content and information on the BarCamp wiki site. The earliest BarCamps focused on web applications through open-sourced technologies and open data formats.2012, Adam Crowe, Disasters 2.0: The Application of Social Media Systems for Modern Emergency Management, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 208
Forms of barcamp
| plural | barcamps |
|---|---|
| plural | BarCamps |
| alternative form | barcamp |
Origin of barcamp
From bar + camp, created as an alternative to Foo Camp.
Questions about barcamp
- What does barcamp mean?
- Barcamp means a form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web.
- What is barcamp the alternative letter-case form of?
- Barcamp is the alternative letter-case form of BarCamp.
- What part of speech is barcamp?
- Barcamp is a noun.
- What is the plural of barcamp?
- The plural of barcamp is barcamps.
Words near barcamp in the dictionary
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