communitysoftware

noun

UK /kəˈmjuːnəti ˈsɒftweə/

US /kəˈmjuːnəti ˈsɔːftwer/

Community software is a computer program that many people use and help make better together.

Our neighborhood uses community software to plan events and share news.

SYNONYMS

open-source software collaborative software shared software public software

RELATED WORDS

forum wiki open source collaboration platform

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software built and maintained by a group of volunteers rather than one company.

The community software project has hundreds of contributors around the world.

3. A program designed to help members of an online group talk and work together.

The club installed community software so members could chat and share files.

4. Software whose source code is freely available for anyone to change and improve.

Students learned how community software is developed on public code repositories.