English Explanatory Dictionary

tivoization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈtiːvəʊ.ɪˌzeɪʃən/

Word forms

tivoization tivoisation

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.

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