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== Definition == |
== Definition == |
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| ⚫ | '''Open architecture''' is a type of [[computer]] architecture or [[software]] architecture that allows adding, [[upgrading]] and swapping [[component]]s. For example, the [[IBM PC]] and Apple IIe have an open architecture, whereas the Apple IIc and Amiga 500 [[computer]]s have a closed architecture. In a [[closed architecture]], the [[hardware manufacturer]] chooses the [[component]]s, and they are not generally [[upgradable]] by the [[end user]]. |
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| − | '''Open architecture''' is |
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| − | {{Quote|[a]n [[architecture]] that is [[compatible]] with [[hardware]] and [[software]] from any of many [[vendor]]s.<ref>[[Glossary of Communication Electronic Terms]], at 2-112.</ref>}} |
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| − | == Overview == |
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Open architecture allows potential [[user]]s to see inside all or parts of the [[architecture]] without any [[proprietary]] constraints. Typically, an open architecture publishes all or parts of its [[architecture]] that the [[developer]] or [[integrator]] wants to share. The open business processes involved with an open architecture may require some [[license agreement]]s between entities sharing the [[architecture]] [[information]]. |
Open architecture allows potential [[user]]s to see inside all or parts of the [[architecture]] without any [[proprietary]] constraints. Typically, an open architecture publishes all or parts of its [[architecture]] that the [[developer]] or [[integrator]] wants to share. The open business processes involved with an open architecture may require some [[license agreement]]s between entities sharing the [[architecture]] [[information]]. |
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| − | == References == |
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| − | == See also == |
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| − | * [[Closed architecture]] |
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