Open system
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Open system may refer to:
- Open system (computing)Open system (computing)Open systems are computer systems that provide some combination of interoperability, portability, and open software standards. The term was popularized in the early 1980s, mainly to describe systems based on Unix,...
, one of a class of computers and associated software that provides some combination of interoperability, portability and open software standards, particularly Unix and Unix-like systems - Open system (systems theory), a system where matter or energy can flow into and/or out of the system, in contrast to a closed system, where energy can enter or leave but matter may not
- Open system, in management science a system that is capable of self-maintenance on the basis of throughput of resources from the environment
- Open and closed system in social science
- Open system in thermodynamics or in physics
- Open system of learningActive learningActive learning is an umbrella term that refers to several models of instruction that focus the responsibility of learning, on learners. Bonwell and Eison popularized this approach to instruction . This "buzz word" of the 1980s became their 1990s report to the Association for the Study of Higher...
, where information is sourced from multiple sources - Open Systems Accounting SoftwareOpen Systems Accounting SoftwareOPEN SYSTEMS Accounting Software is a business accounting software package for small- to medium-sized businesses using the Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems. First sold in 1976, it has been actively developed and sold since then by Open Systems, Inc. of Shakopee, MN.OSAS is...
, accounting and business software