open-source

1. 1.

   of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available

   computer science

Questions about open-source

What does open-source mean?

open-source means "of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available".

How many syllables are in open-source?

open-source has 3 syllables: o-pen--source. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈoʊpənˌsɔɹs/.

Is open-source a common word?

open-source is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with open-source?

2 words rhyme with open-source. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.