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tivoization

/ˈtiːvəʊ.ɪˌzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tivoiza-tion
IPA
/ˈtiːvəʊ.ɪˌzeɪʃən/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tivoisation (alternative)

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce tivoization?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiːvəʊ.ɪˌzeɪʃən/.
What does tivoization mean?
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.
Where does tivoization come from?
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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