open-sourceos
nounUK /ˈəʊpən sɔːs ˌəʊˈes/
US /ˈoʊpən sɔːrs ˌoʊˈes/
Open-source OS is a computer system that anyone can look at, change, and share for free.
My dad installed an open-source OS on our old laptop so we could learn how computers work.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer system whose hidden instructions are shared openly so people can fix or improve it.
The school's open-source OS lets students peek at the code behind the screen.
3. A free computer program that a group of people builds together and gives away.
Volunteers around the world work on this open-source OS every day.
4. A computer system you can copy and change without paying money.
She downloaded an open-source OS to turn her old tablet into a drawing tool.