Editing Open system (section)

==  Technical term ==
* [[Open system (computing)]], one of a class of computers and associated software that provides some combination of interoperability, portability and open software standards, particularly Unix and Unix-like systems
* [[Open system (systems theory)]], in the natural and social sciences, a process that exchanges material, energy, people, capital or information with its environment
* [[Open system (thermodynamics)]], in thermodynamics and physics, a system where matter and energy can enter or leave, in contrast to a closed system where energy can enter or leave but matter can not
* [[Open system (control theory)]], a feedforward system that does not have any feedback loop to control its output in a control system
* Open system, in [[management science]] a system that is capable of self-maintenance on the basis of throughput of resources from the environment
* [[Active learning|Open system of learning]], where information is sourced from multiple sources
* [[Open government]], system
* [[Open-system environment reference model]], one of the first reference models for enterprise architecture
* Open Distribution system (Example: [[Peer-to-peer file sharing]] system)