tivoization
noun/ˈtiːvəʊ.ɪˌzeɪʃən/
Etymology From TiVo + -ization. Coined by Richard Stallman in 2007, in reference to TiVo's use of GNU GPL-licensed software on the TiVo brand digital video recorders.
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Computing, Copyright, Engineering, Intellectual property, Law, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The creation of a system that incorporates software under the terms of a copyleft software license, but uses hardware to prevent users from running modified versions of the software on that hardware.