Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open core

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: open -core
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A business model for software whereby the core is open-source and free, while closed-source add-ons are available for purchase.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We deliver a fully functional product with our community edition. You can download it under a GPL v3 license. But, additionally, we provide enterprise features only if you pay for them. It's open core."
"In part because the upsell features are often not clearly partitioned off from the core project, many open core products require their contributors to sign a contributor license agreement (CLA), which assigns rights to the commercial owner of the product."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

open source

Frequently Paired Words

open source freemium

Questions

What does open core mean?: A business model for software whereby the core is open-source and free, while closed-source add-ons are available for purchase.

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