The policy of reforming the political and economic system and opening the country to the outside world, initiated in the late 1970s.

open style; open-plan; designed without walls or barriers

the quality of being open; openness

to be open to the general public or to foreign contact; to implement an open policy toward other countries

(thermodynamics, biology, etc.) A system that can freely exchange both matter and energy with its surroundings

an open door policy regarding trade or foreign investment; specifically used to describe historical policies such as the one in late 19th-century China or President Sadat's "infitah" policy in Egypt

(computing) software where the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified

software whose source code is made available for anyone to study, change, and distribute; often abbreviated as OSS

an electrical circuit where the continuity is broken so that current cannot flow

A standard model for how applications communicate over a network; often referred to by the English abbreviation "OSI".

A United States diplomatic policy initiated in 1899 regarding China, proposing that all nations have equal access to Chinese ports for trade and that China's territorial and administrative integrity be respected.

A city empowered to make decisions regarding trade and communication with foreign countries; an open market city.

a computer system that allows for the integration of software and hardware from different vendors

A computer network built on public standards that allows different systems to communicate easily.

A government policy of maintaining open trade and diplomatic relations with other countries.

liberalized or open education; an educational system with fewer restrictions on admission or curriculum

(computing) referring to software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance