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Wiktionary:Open
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Open set
(mathematics)
Open (sport) - A type of competition in tennis and golf (among others) where entry is open to all qualifiers regardless of age.
Open systems
In
science
, where an
open system (system theory)
means a system in which matter or energy can flow into and/or out of the system, in contrast to a closed system in which no energy or matter may enter or leave the system.
In
computing
, where an
open system (computing)
is a computer
operating system
that provides interoperability, portability or both, particularly
Unix
systems.
open vowels
in
Phonetics
.
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