open-web

American

[o-puhn-web] / ˈɒ pənˈwɛb /

adjective

having a web of zigzag or crisscross lacing.

Etymology

Origin of open-web

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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All of the mechanical trades love open-web floor trusses.

From Seattle Times

Co-founder Matze approached her at the time with an idea for a social media network that would take an aggressively open-Web position, asserting that people should be able to express their own views without fear of moderation from tech bureaucracies.

From Washington Post

Ms. Bestor points out that borderline-industrial elements, such as plywood panels and metal open-web trusses, lend an informal, countercultural air to this modernist cabin in Bend, Ore., designed by architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firefox OS as a software platform offers an alternative to third-party developers who already make apps for Apples’ iOS, ‘s Android or ‘s Windows Phone, by being based on open-web standards or HTML5.

From Forbes

It would also be another indication that smartphones are moving in the direction of the mobile web, a trend being pushed by Mozilla with its open-web Firefox operating system for smartphones.

From Forbes

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