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Encyclopedia > Open system

An open system may refer to:

  • Open system (computing), one of a class of computers that provides some combination of interoperability, portability and open software standards, particularly Unix and Unix-like systems
  • Open system (computer science), in the computer sciences a collection of interacting software, hardware, and human components with well-defined, publicly available interfaces maintained by a consensus process
  • Open system (management science), in management science a system that is capable of self-maintenance on the basis of throughput of resources from the environment
  • Open system (system 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 systems are computer systems that provide either interoperability, portability, or freedom from proprietary standards, depending on users perspective. ... Computer science (informally: CS or compsci) is, in its most general sense, the study of computation and information processing, both in hardware and in software. ... Management science, or MS, is the discipline of using mathematics, and other analytical methods, to help make better business decisions. ... In thermodynamics, an open system is one whose border is permeable to both energy and mass. ...

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Open system (computing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (218 words)
Open systems are computer systems that provide either interoperability, portability, or freedom from proprietary standards, depending on user's perspective.
Since the emergence of The Open Group's Single UNIX Specification, any operating system that supports the Unix APIs (z/OS, for example) can reasonably be classed as an open system.
Consequently the IBM mainframe with its open source Linux on zSeries is now widely regarded as a truly open system — it runs more Linux instances than any server, after all — while servers running proprietary, closed source UNIX and Microsoft Windows are not.
Open system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (239 words)
In computing, an open system (computing) is a computer operating system that provides interoperability, portability or both, particularly Unix systems.
In management science, an open system (system theory) is a system that takes in (raw materials, capital, skilled labor) and converts them into goods and services (via machinery, human skills) that are sent back to that environment, where they are bought by customers.
In the physical sciences, an open system (system theory) is a system where matter or energy can flow into and/or out of, in contrast to a closed system, where no energy or matter may enter or leave.
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