Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barcamp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: bar-camp
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of BarCamp.

Example Sentences

"The event was the second iteration of Washington's version of BarCamp, a technology workshop meant to demonstrate new business ideas and promote discussion of the top tech issues: social media, open source and how to actually make money, to name a few."
"BarCamps are held throughout the world as workshop-style events open to anyone who wants to participate and is willing to share content and information on the BarCamp wiki site. The earliest BarCamps focused on web applications through open-sourced technologies and open data formats."

Etymology

From bar + camp, created as an alternative to Foo Camp.

Inflected Forms

BarCamps (plural)

Questions

What does barcamp mean?: A form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web.
Where does barcamp come from?: From bar + camp, created as an alternative to Foo Camp.

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