Terminology Database
Terms or Phrases
- object
- obsolescence
- obsolete record
- obsolete technology
- office of primary responsibility
- official record
- open architecture
- open-source
- open-standard products and formats
- operational record
- optical disk
- organization
- original file
- original record
- originator
- originator’s name
- outgoing document
- outgoing record
- overall presentation
Term | open-source
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- n., A computer program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge (open).
- a., A method and philosophy for software licensing and distribution designed to encourage use and improvement of software written by volunteers by ensuring that anyone can copy the source code and modify it freely. Opp: proprietary. See also: nonproprietary; open architecture; open-standard products and formats.
