open-source
/ˌəʊpən ˈsɔːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌəʊpən ˈsɔːrs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈō-pən-ˈsȯrs/ (ame, mw) · /ˈəʊ.pən ˌsɔːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌoʊ.pən ˈsɔːrs/ (ame, ipa)
open-source — adjective
1. describing software or digital material whose code or working files are open to
describing software or digital material whose code or working files are open to the public, so people can use it, share it, and change it under an open licence.
Felipe chose an open-source map app for his cycling trip.
collocation: open-source map app
The school moved to open-source software to cut licence costs.
move to open-source software
Yuna shared an open-source font with the student newspaper team.
The clinic's open-source booking system was easy for volunteers to fix.
- free-software
close in software contexts; often stresses user freedom more strongly
- publicly available
broader; can describe many kinds of material, not specifically code rights
- proprietary
kept under one company's legal control
- closed-source
the code is not open for the public to inspect or change
文法句型
open-source software
open-source project
be open-source
用法筆記
Most often modifies software, tools, code, projects, and licences. Distinguish from freeware: freeware may cost nothing to use but still keep the code closed.
常見錯誤
open-source — noun
1. software, code, or other digital material released for public use, sharing, and
software, code, or other digital material released for public use, sharing, and adaptation instead of being kept under one company's control.
Gita released her weather app as open source last summer.
release [software] as open source
Many small charities rely on open source for email and filing.
rely on open source
Hana learned coding by reading open source from old game projects.
The robotics club runs almost entirely on open source now.
- free software
close in software contexts; often stresses freedom more than general openness
- shared codebase
narrower; mainly points to software code that many people can study and edit
- proprietary software
software controlled by one company and not freely editable
- closed-source code
code that the public cannot read or change
文法句型
release [something] as open source
rely on open source
build on open source
用法筆記
Usually treated as a mass noun in tech writing, especially after as or on. In everyday use, many speakers prefer the fuller phrases open-source software or open-source project.