fauxpen
adjEtymology Blend of faux + open.
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Uncommon, Of a system Open, but with restrictions.
- I fear that some APIs—especially ones that lock us into dependency on commercial intermediaries that may fail—are also a breed of fauxpen.2009 August 26, Doc Searls, “Open vs. Fauxpen”, in Linux Journal:
- As a university we have for the most part stayed away from organizations and efforts that we perceive as “fauxpen” or engaging in “open washing”.2016, Patrick Blessinger, TJ Bliss, editors, Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education, Open Book Publishers, →ISBN:
- Derived terms
- fauxpeness
- Related terms
- openwashing, source-available