🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

오픈소스

Pronunciation / Transliteration: opeun-soseu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Open-source/ˈoʊ.pən.sɔːrs/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우리는 오픈소스 데이터베이스를 사용하고 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 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."
As noun
  1. 1

    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 during a strategy session by members of the free software community, the term combines the English words 'open' (accessible to all) and 'source' (referring to the underlying program code). It was created to rebrand free software with a more business-friendly and pragmatic appeal, emphasizing collaborative development.

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