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'''Open architecture''' is a type of [[computer architecture]] that allows users to upgrade their hardware in all of the computer components (for example the [[IBM PC]] has an open architecture). This is the opposite of a [[closed architecture]], where the hardware manufacturer chooses the components, oneand timesthey forare not generally allupgradable (for example anthe [[A500|AMIGA-500]] home computer hashad a closed architecture).