Open Web

Noun · Open Source

Definitions

  1. The idea and ecosystem of a web built on open standards, interoperable protocols, and broad participation rather than locked-down proprietary silos. In web culture, the open web is both a technical ideal and a recurring political argument about the future of the internet.

    In plain English: The web as an open, standards-based, interoperable ecosystem.

    Example: "The browser team framed the feature as an open web issue because it affected whether small independent tools could still compete with giant platform-controlled experiences."

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