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Meaning of open source | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs/

Definitions

  1. The practice of providing open-source code for a product.
    uncountable
  2. Open-source software in general.
    uncountable
  3. Information that is in the public domain and available to everybody.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, will shut down and delete all its data at the end of April.”
“His contributions to open source are numerous.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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