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noun

intellectual property, esp computer source code, that is not made available to the general public by its creators
(as modifier)closed source software Compare open source

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby closed source

closed sentence, closed set, closed shelf, closed shell, closed shop, closed source, closed-stack, closed stance, closed surgery, closed system, closed traverse

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He closed his eyes, imagining the virgins, imagining away the pain in his head and groin.
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She claims the FBI tried to enlist her as a cooperating source in their investigation.
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The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.
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And now I can recall that his eyes closed, and from his lips I caught a sigh, and then he rolled to the floor.
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An extraordinary eruption of mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.
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The next instant the door closed softly behind them, and she went out of his life as a wife forever.
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He looked up through half closed eyes to see the Reverend standing over him.
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