Entertainment / Literature / Open System: A system that can be adjusted for new functions or purposes, and hence produce new and unpredicted results. Human language is an example of an open system. To a lesser extent, so is XML code (extensible markup language), such as the HTML that makes this webpage.
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Open Adjective Synonyms: ajar, gaping, agape, unfastened, unlocked, unbarred, unbolted, unlatched, unclosed
Open Verb Synonyms: unblock, clear, unobstruct, unclog, unstop
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System Noun Synonyms: scheme, method, approach, modus operandi, way, procedure, methodology, technique, plan, process, practice, routine
System Adjective Synonyms: organized whole, organization, set, group, combination, structure, arrangement, pattern, set-up
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Entertainment / Tennis / Open Stance: Hitting the ball with the body facing between parallel to the baseline and facing the opponent; a modern technique. MORE
Business / Search Engine Optimization (SEO) / Open Source: Software which is distributed with its source code such that developers can modify it as they see fit. On the web open source is a great strategy for quickly building immense exposure and mindshare. MORE
Business / Human Resources (HR) / Open Shop: An organization that hires workers without regard to their membership in a labor union. MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Open Syllable: Any syllable ending in a vowel, like the word tree. MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Open System: A system that can be adjusted for new functions or purposes, and hence produce new and unpredicted results. Human language is an example of an open system. To a lesser extent, so is XML code (extensib MORE
Business / Accounting / Open Transaction: A transaction that is not completed at the end of the accounting period: a purchase that has not yet been paid for or a sale where payment is yet to be collected when the accounting period ends. MORE