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Open is a very broad term that may refer to a thing or a passage to something that is unobstructed, uncovered, blatantly obvious, or currently functional. For example, establishments that are taking customers will be referred to as 'open', and will often indicate this state through open signs.
The word 'open' can function as a noun, an adjective or a verb, to convey different aspects of the concept behind it. Open has countless uses across areas of human knowledge, and it can be used in mathematics when talking about an open problem, which is a well-defined problem with no solution currently known in science. In addition, it may also be employed in the phrases 'open set' and 'open map', both with applicability in mathematics.
In linguistics, an open vowel is a vowel sound that is obtained by positioning the tongue as far back as possible from the roof of the mouth, while in philosophy, the term openness describes a willingness to accept and integrate the morals, values and customs of others with your own. In physics, electronics and computer science, the term open is used to describe numerous instances and processes, such as 'open system', 'open circuit voltage' and, more commonly, 'open source' – with reference to software that is free, co-developed and improved by the entire community of users.
In computer science, the term 'open' describes a command line process that can be used to access a file, folder or URL in the graphic user interface, as if the user had utilized a mouse to double-click the item. In medicine, open surgery refers to a highly invasive procedure which penetrates the skin and enters a body cavity, and it can be opposed to minimally invasive surgery.
In sports, 'open' indicates a sporting event or tournament that is accessible to the entire public, regardless of the age, gender and training of the participants. In every day speech, open may be used to describe several ideas that are derived from the primary meaning for the term, such as 'open mind' (a term very similar to the philosophical idea of openness) and open education, when referring to educational institutions that do not have academic admission requirements, or relationships that are not restricted to just one partner.
You'll find bloggers talking about 'open' in terms of being in an open relationship of some kind at sites like goaskalice.columbia.edu and mays.tamu.edu.
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in TechnologySOPA and PIPA: Let's Pause and Write Rational Piracy Legislation
An interview with Socialtext CEO Eugene Lee.by cblaha / on Jan 23, 2012 -
in TechnologyObama, Cantor: SOPA Stalled Until We Have Consensus
Both Obama and House Majority Leader Cantor call for changes to the bill before it can move forwardby cblaha / on Jan 17, 2012 -
in PoliticsFighting SOPA With a Discussion of the OPEN Piracy Policy
Legislators post text of alternative to SOPA bill online, ask for public comment.by cblaha / on Dec 12, 2011
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Turn Avi Videos Into Animated Gifs
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Vera Zvonareva Out of the French Open with Right Shoulder Injury
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Vera Zvonareva has just withdrawn from the French Open just before her first round match. Zvonareva has a right shoulder injury. The 11th-seeded Zvonareva was replaced in the draw by Sesil Karatantcheva of Kazakhstan, who lost in qualifying. Related Articles Stanislas Wawrinka Scrapes Though in French Open 2012 ...11 hours ago -
News: Black Yoshi QR Code
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Head inside to download Black Yoshi to your copy of Mario Tennis Open and be the envy of all your online opponents... Did you manage to head down to an ASDA store this past weekend and Chase Yoshis For Mario Tennis Open? Well if not then dont fear because we have the QR code right here courtesy of Official ...11 hours ago -
Zvonareva Withdraws from French Open with Shoulder Injury
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Russia’s Vera Zvonareva has withdrawn from the French Open with a right shoulder injury prior to her Monday match. “Unfortunately my shoulder injury has not healed so I have to withdraw. It’s not good enough to compete. I had to make this choice,” said the eleventh seed. She’ll be replaced in the draw by ...12 hours ago -
Holiday Open Thread
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An Open Letter to Channel 7′s Commentary Team
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Photo via www.inkhead.com Happy Memorial Day, FiPSTERS! Whether you woke up at 6AM to nab a coveted Prospect Park grill, or got the hell out of NYC for the weekend, please take a moment to remember that this day -- while a fun one for drinking and spending WAY too much time in the sun -- is meant for honoring fallen ...12 hours ago -
Rafael Nadal: Spaniard Will Cruise to Record 7th French Open Title
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Rafael Nadal enters the 2012 French Open with a career record of 46-1 on the clay at Roland Garros. Dont expect his second loss to come this year. After smoking world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 to win the Italian Open two weeks ago, Nadal looks to be back in form after an early exit from the Madrid Open the ...12 hours ago -
French Open 2012: Serena Williams Will Prove Doubters Wrong
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Serena Williams is an assassin. While the all-world tennis player is 30 years old, she’s still a threat to be the last women standing in the 2012 French Open . While Williams isn’t the same physical force she was in her prime, she’s still an elite competitor—a champion that would be downright foolish to ...12 hours ago -
Robson suffers heavy first-round loss
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• British No4 loses 6-2, 6-1 to Spains Anabel Medina Garrigues • 18-year-old had gained place in main draw as lucky loser Britains Laura Robson fell to a 6-2, 6-1 defeat in her first-round match against Spains Anabel Medina Garrigues. Medina Garrigues, seeded 29 and a clay-court specialist, overwhelmed the ...12 hours ago -
Open Thread: Memorial Day
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( Tony Auth via GoComics.com) Here’s to more picnics and fewer wars. But since this is a political blog, Adam Weinstein at Mother Jones has a list of “ 9 Progressive Vets to Watch in the Battle for Congress ”—anybody here from any of these districts want to give us the local viewpoint? Should we be ...13 hours ago -
Coca-Cola: Open Happiness
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Coca-Cola open happiness. Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Berlin, Germany Chief Creative Officer: Bill Biancoli Executive Creative Directors: Thorsten Adenauer , Stefan Baechle Creative Directors: Tilo Endert , Erik Gonan Art Director: Lisa Marie Schroeder Published: May 2012 Post a logo contest ...13 hours ago -
Europe stocks open higher, lifted by Greek poll
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MADRID (MarketWatch) — European stock markets opened higher on Monday, with sentiment lifted by a Greek opinion poll that put the pro bailout New Democracy party ahead of its main rival, Syriza. The Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. is expected to keep volumes lighter. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.7% to 244.21, ...13 hours ago -
Les nouveautés du jour sur iPad – lundi 28 mai 2012
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la “jungle” de l’App Store, sortent tous les jours des centaines d’ applications . On vous présente le meilleur de ce qui sort aujourd’hui. Gratuites ou payantes, ces applications viennent d’apparaître sur l’App Store et c’est le moment de les découvrir. Elles pourront faire l’objet de ...13 hours ago -
Sports Betting Fixtures 28th May – 3rd June 2012
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You can be assured that somewhere in the world there is a sporting event happening. What does that mean? Sports betting options of course, even if the event is well out of your time zone, your online bookmaker will be covering it! Don’t miss out on any profit because you weren’t aware of what was coming up. ...13 hours ago -
Thank you to the Bankeyfields Residents who cleaned up the park
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A Treacle Tin Radiation Detector
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Revelation 0.4.13
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Watched! 1.0
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Watched! is a plugin for Totem Movie Player which sets a group-writable permission on a video file, marking the file as watched. Release Notes: This is the initial release. Release Tags: Stable Tags: Plugin, Video, video player Licenses: GPLv3+15 hours ago -
MKVToolNix 5.6.0
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mkvtoolnix is a set of tools that allow users to display information about, extract streams from, merge several streams into, and split Matroska media files. Supported video stream types include streams from AVIs, Ogg/OGM, RealVideo, MP4 files, and MPEG program streams as well as verious elementary streams (h264/AVC, ...15 hours ago
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