Meanings
nounopen content (uncountable)
- attributivesometimesuncountableCreative work that others can freely and legally copy or modify.
Wiktionary is a wiki-based open-content dictionary.
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Many websites are copyrighted and do not have any open content.
Origin
Coined by David Wiley as OpenContent in 1998.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
open content. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20content
MLA
“open content.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20content. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open content,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20content.
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