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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kāiyuán
"越来越多的公司参与开源项目的建设。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Denoting software or other products whose original code or design is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.
"The company decided to build its platform using open-source software to foster community collaboration."
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A methodology of developing products, software, or knowledge through free and public collaboration.
"The project represents a major milestone for open-source development."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1998 by members of the free software community, the term combines 'open' (accessible to all) and 'source' (referring to software source code). It evolved from earlier concepts of free software to describe a decentralized development model that encourages open collaboration and transparent access to design blueprints.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Open-source" is said worldwide
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open-source
Transliteration: /ɔ.pɛn.suʁs/
"De nombreux développeurs préfèrent utiliser des logiciels open-source."
Open-Source
Transliteration: /ˈoːpənˌsɔːɐ̯s/
"Das Betriebssystem basiert auf Open-Source-Technologie."
open source
Transliteration: /ˈo.pen ˈsɔr.se/
"Il programma è disponibile in modalità open source."
código abierto
Transliteration: /ˈko.ði.ɣo aˈβjɛɾ.to/
"Este proyecto de código abierto permite la colaboración global."
código aberto
Transliteration: /ˈko.di.ɡu aˈbeɾ.tu/
"A comunidade apoia o desenvolvimento de software de código aberto."
खुला स्त्रोत
Transliteration: khula srot
"यह एक खुला स्त्रोत सॉफ्टवेयर है।"
开源
Transliteration: kāiyuán
"越来越多的公司参与开源项目的建设。"
오픈소스
Transliteration: opeun-soseu
"우리는 오픈소스 데이터베이스를 사용하고 있습니다."
オープンソース
Transliteration: ōpun sōsu
"このソフトウェアはオープンソースとして公開されています。"
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