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Open architecture is a type of computer architecture
Computer architecture

Computer architecture in computer engineering is the conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a computer system. It is a blueprint and functional description of requirements and design implementations for the various parts of a computer, focusing largely on the way by which the central processing unit performs internally an...
 or software architecture
Software architecture

The software architecture of a program or computing system is the structure or structures of the software system, which comprise software components, the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships between them....
 that allows adding, upgrading and swapping components. For example, the IBM PC
IBM PC

The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform ....
 has an open architecture, whereas the Amiga 500
Amiga 500

The Amiga 500, also known as the A500, was the first ?low-end? Commodore International Amiga 16-bit/32-bit multimedia home/personal computer....
 home computer had a closed architecture, where the hardware manufacturer chooses the components, and they are not generally upgradable.

Open architecure is also beginning to be pushed to extend into the context of Architectural Design of Buildings by the group Architecture for Humanity.






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Open architecture is a type of computer architecture
Computer architecture

Computer architecture in computer engineering is the conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a computer system. It is a blueprint and functional description of requirements and design implementations for the various parts of a computer, focusing largely on the way by which the central processing unit performs internally an...
 or software architecture
Software architecture

The software architecture of a program or computing system is the structure or structures of the software system, which comprise software components, the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships between them....
 that allows adding, upgrading and swapping components. For example, the IBM PC
IBM PC

The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform ....
 has an open architecture, whereas the Amiga 500
Amiga 500

The Amiga 500, also known as the A500, was the first ?low-end? Commodore International Amiga 16-bit/32-bit multimedia home/personal computer....
 home computer had a closed architecture, where the hardware manufacturer chooses the components, and they are not generally upgradable.

Open architecure is also beginning to be pushed to extend into the context of Architectural Design of Buildings by the group Architecture for Humanity. The group has developed a project called the Open Architecture Network
Open Architecture Network

Open Architecture Network is a free online, open source community dedicated to improving global living conditions through innovative and sustainable design....
 which aims to bring the discipline of Architecture away from the closed format which is promoted by firms that choose not to share their work.

Open architecture allows potential users to see inside all or parts of the architecture without any proprietary constraints. Typically, an open architecture publishes all or parts of its architecture that the developer or integrator wants to share. The open business processes involved with an open architecture may require some license agreements between entities sharing the architecture information.

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  • Open network architecture
    Open network architecture

    In telecommunications, and in the context of Federal Communications Commission's Computer Inquiry III, Open network architecture is the overall design of a communication common carrier's basic telecommunications network facilities and services to permit all users of the basic network to interconnect to specific basic network functions and i...
     for equal-access requirements in telecommunications
  • Open system (computing)
    Open system (computing)

    Open systems are computer systems that provide some combination of interoperability, porting, and open standards. The term was popularized in the early 1980s, mainly to describe systems based on Unix, especially in contrast to the more entrenched mainframe computer and minicomputers in use at that time....
     for interoperability, portability and standards
  • Open implementation
    Open implementation

    In computing, open implementation platform are systems where the implementation is accessible. Open implementation allows developers of a program to alter pieces of the underlying software to fit their specific needs....
     for software with tailorable architecture
  • Open source software for software that can be modified and rebuilt
  • Proprietary hardware
    Proprietary hardware

    Proprietary hardware is computer hardware which is owned by the proprietor.Historically, most early computer hardware was designed as proprietary until the 1980s, when IBM PC changed this paradigm....
  • Vendor lock-in
    Vendor lock-in

    In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in, or customer lock-in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for Product s and Service , unable to use another vendor without substantial switching barriers....