Open standard

Open one are freely available specifications, which serve the completion of a certain task.

Since everyone can use an open standard, different hardware or software conversions can achieve higher compatibility. Proponents see a large advantage in the creation of a common basis, on the enterprises in natural way with one another can and structures to be prevented. An open standard is considered generally as more reliably than a not freely available standard, there it in view to that public interest one develops.

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Examples

InterNet

Examples of the smooth interaction of many different conversions of open standards are in the technology of the Internets:

see also

, Open content

 

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