crowdsourcing
Meanings
noun
- The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved.
verb
- present participle and gerund of crowdsource
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Etymology
Coined by American journalist Jeff Howe in 2006, see quotations. From crowd + sourcing, by analogy with outsourcing.
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