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'''Open architecture''' is a type of [[computer architecture]] thator allows[[software usersarchitecture]] tothat upgradeallows theiradding, hardwareupgrading inand all of the computer hardware &swapping components. (forFor example, the [[IBM PC]] has an open architecture)., This iswhereas the opposite[[Amiga of500]] home computer had a '''closed architecture''', where the hardware manufacturer chooses the components, and they are not generally upgradable (for example the [[Amiga 500]] home computer had a closed architecture).

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.

== See also ==

* [[Open network architecure]] for equal-access requirements in telecommunications

* [[Open system (computing)]] for

* [[Open implementation]] for software with tailorable architecture

* [[Open source software]] for software that can be modified and rebuilt

[[Category:Open machine|Architecture]]