Open architecture: Difference between revisions

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'''Open architecture''' is a type of [[computer architecture]] or [[software architecture]] that is designed to make adding, upgrading and swapping components easy. For example, the [[IBM PC]] and [[Apple IIe]] have an open architecture supporting plug-in cards, whereas the [[Apple IIc]] and [[Amiga 500]] computers have a '''closed architecture'''. In a closed architecture, the hardware manufacturer chooses the components, and they are not generally intended to be upgraded by the end-user.

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