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o·pen-source (pn-sôrs, -srs)
adj.
Of or relating to source code that is available to the public: an open-source operating system.
open-source
Relating to source code that is available to the public without charge. Open-source code is often enhanced, improved, and adapted for specific purposes by interested programmers, with the revised versions of the code are made available to the public. For example, most of the code in the Linux operating system is open-source.
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Adj.1.open-source - of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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