Open architecture is a type of computer architecture or software architecture that allows adding, upgrading and swapping components. For example, the IBM PC and Apple IIe have an open architecture, 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 upgradable by the end user.
Open architecturure that the developer or integrator wants to share. The open business processes involved with an open architecture may requireDERP DERP DERP DERP Laks:djF IAJSODP [ IJAFCd;+65cx j some license agreements between entities sharing the architecture information.
See also
- Open network architecture for equal-access requirements in telecommunications
- Open system (computing) for interoperability, portability and standards
- Open implementation for software with tailorable architecture
- Open source software for software that can be modified and rebuilt
- Open Source Architecture
- Proprietary hardware
- Vendor lock-in
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