copyleft

See also: Copyleft

English

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Etymology

A pun on copyright, which refers to using copyright laws for purposes that are in some ways contrary to copyright's original intent.

Noun

copyleft (usually uncountable, plural copylefts)Category:English lemmas#COPYLEFTCategory:English nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:English uncountable nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:English countable nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with entries#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#COPYLEFT

  1. The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.
    They believe in copyleft because they want their software to be used freely by anyone.Category:English terms with usage examples#COPYLEFT
  2. A software license that follows this philosophy.
    I have placed my program under copyleft.Category:English terms with usage examples#COPYLEFT
    The GNU General Public License is a copyleft licence.Category:English terms with usage examples#COPYLEFT

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

copyleft (third-person singular simple present copylefts, present participle copylefting, simple past and past participle copylefted)Category:English lemmas#COPYLEFTCategory:English verbs#COPYLEFTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with entries#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#COPYLEFT

  1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#COPYLEFT) To license under a copyleft license.
    Linus Torvalds copylefted the Linux kernel.Category:English terms with usage examples#COPYLEFT

See also

Category:en:Copyright#COPYLEFT

Basque

Basque Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Basque terms borrowed from English#COPYLEFTCategory:Basque terms derived from English#COPYLEFT copyleft.

Pronunciation

Noun

copyleft inanCategory:Basque lemmas#COPYLEFTCategory:Basque nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:Basque terms spelled with Y#COPYLEFTCategory:Basque terms spelled with C#COPYLEFTCategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#COPYLEFTCategory:Basque inanimate nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with entries#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#COPYLEFT

  1. copyleft

Declension

Further reading

  • “copyleft”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Category:eu:Copyright#COPYLEFT

Portuguese

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Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#COPYLEFTCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#COPYLEFT copyleft.

Pronunciation

Noun

copyleft m (plural copylefts)Category:Portuguese lemmas#COPYLEFTCategory:Portuguese nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with Y#COPYLEFTCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#COPYLEFTCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with entries#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#COPYLEFT

  1. copyleft

Further reading

Category:pt:Copyright#COPYLEFT

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from English#COPYLEFTCategory:Spanish terms derived from English#COPYLEFT copyleft.

Pronunciation

Noun

copyleft m (plural copylefts)Category:Spanish lemmas#COPYLEFTCategory:Spanish nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:Spanish countable nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#COPYLEFTCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with entries#COPYLEFTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#COPYLEFT

  1. copyleft

Usage notes

  • According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Category:es:Copyright#COPYLEFT
Category:Basque 3-syllable words Category:Basque inanimate nouns Category:Basque lemmas Category:Basque nouns Category:Basque terms borrowed from English Category:Basque terms derived from English Category:Basque terms spelled with C Category:Basque terms spelled with Y Category:Basque terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Basque terms with quotations Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms with usage examples Category:English transitive verbs Category:English uncountable nouns Category:English verbs Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Pages with 4 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words Category:Portuguese 5-syllable words Category:Portuguese countable nouns Category:Portuguese lemmas Category:Portuguese masculine nouns Category:Portuguese nouns Category:Portuguese terms borrowed from English Category:Portuguese terms derived from English Category:Portuguese terms spelled with Y Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Requests for translations of Basque quotations Category:Rhymes:Basque/eft Category:Rhymes:Basque/eft/3 syllables Category:Rhymes:Basque/ileft Category:Rhymes:Basque/ileft/3 syllables Category:Rhymes:Spanish/eft Category:Rhymes:Spanish/eft/3 syllables Category:Spanish 3-syllable words Category:Spanish countable nouns Category:Spanish lemmas Category:Spanish masculine nouns Category:Spanish nouns Category:Spanish terms borrowed from English Category:Spanish terms derived from English Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Terms with Basque translations Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with German translations Category:Terms with Indonesian translations Category:Terms with Russian translations Category:Terms with Spanish translations Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations Category:en:Copyright Category:es:Copyright Category:eu:Copyright Category:pt:Copyright