opensourcearchive

noun
UK /ˌəʊpənˈsɔːs ˈɑːkaɪv/
US /ˌoʊpənˈsɔːrs ˈɑːrkaɪv/

A place online where anyone can freely look at and use free computer programs and their code.

The students downloaded a free game from the opensourcearchive to learn how it was made.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A digital collection of freely shared creative works, like pictures or music, that anyone can reuse.

She found a public-domain song in the opensourcearchive for her school project.

3. A website that keeps old versions of free programs so people can still find and study them.

The old app was removed from stores but still lives in the opensourcearchive.

4. A shared storage spot where programmers keep free code for everyone to see and improve.

Our club uploads its robot code to an opensourcearchive so other kids can build on it.