openwash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To market something as open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness.

Word forms

openwash openwashes openwashing openwashed open-wash open wash

Etymology

Blend of open + greenwash.

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