Open switch
(IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-11)
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- Open system architecture
operating system (OSA) A competitor to IBM’s SNA. (2005-03-07)
- Open systems interconnect
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- Open systems interconnection
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- Open telecom platform
communications, library, Erlang (OTP) A set of standard, open source libraries and tools for use with Erlang. (http://erlang.org/faq/t1.html#AEN17). (2001-08-28)