open-web

[ o-puhn-web ]

adjective

1. having a web of zigzag or crisscross lacing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of open-web¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

All of the mechanical trades love open-web floor trusses.

From Seattle Times

Co-founder Matze approached her at the time with an idea for a social media network that would take an aggressively open-Web position, asserting that people should be able to express their own views without fear of moderation from tech bureaucracies.

From Washington Post

Ms. Bestor points out that borderline-industrial elements, such as plywood panels and metal open-web trusses, lend an informal, countercultural air to this modernist cabin in Bend, Ore., designed by architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.

From Wall Street Journal

Firefox OS as a software platform offers an alternative to third-party developers who already make apps for Apples’ iOS, ‘s Android or ‘s Windows Phone, by being based on open-web standards or HTML5.

From Forbes

It would also be another indication that smartphones are moving in the direction of the mobile web, a trend being pushed by Mozilla with its open-web Firefox operating system for smartphones.

From Forbes