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opensource

opensource is the alternative spelling of open-source.

Meaning of open-source

Adjective

open-source (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to software where the source code is freely available and licensed in a manner that permits modification and redistribution.
    • Linux is an open-source operating system.
  2. Of or relating to digital resources made publicly available alongside their source files to enable their modification and redistribution.
    • open-source hardware (with editable CAD files)
  3. (broadly) Describing any product whose composition or method of manufacturing is public knowledge and not proprietary.
    • open-source hardware (schematics provided for free)
  4. Relying on publicly available information (open sources).
    • open-source intelligence

See all 5 meanings of open-source

Questions about opensource

What is opensource the alternative spelling of?
Opensource is the alternative spelling of open-source.

Words near opensource in the dictionary

  1. openside flanker
  2. openside flankers
  3. opensider
  4. opensiders
  5. opensides
  6. opensource
  7. openture
  8. OpenType
  9. openwash
  10. openwashed
  11. openwashes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: opensource (page history and authors); open-source (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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