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オープンソース (B2)

English: Open-source

カタカナ: オープンソース

IPA: /ˌoʊpənˈsɔːrs/

Software that provides its underlying source code to the public, allowing anyone to inspect, modify, and distribute it freely.

意味: ソースコードが一般公開されており、誰でも自由に検証、修正、再配布ができるソフトウェアのこと。

The company decided to make their new data analysis tool open-source to encourage community contributions. — その企業は、コミュニティからの貢献を促すために、新しいデータ分析ツールをオープンソース化することにした。
Many developers prefer open-source operating systems because they offer greater transparency and security. — 多くの開発者がオープンソースのOSを好むのは、透明性とセキュリティが高いからだ。

English translations of オープンソース (open-source):

open-source software (collocation): The standard noun phrase used to refer to these programs. — "We rely heavily on open-source software to run our servers."
go open-source (collocation): The act of changing a project from private to public. — "The developers decided to go open-source after the funding ran out."