Something overly artful or artificial.
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
Lack of secrecy; candour, transparency.
The degree to which a system operates with distinct boundaries across which exchange occurs capable of inducing change in the system while maintaining the boundaries themselves.
Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.
The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.
degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal rights generally held in common and preventing proprietary restrictions on the right of others to continue viewing, using, modifying and sharing.