AP® Computer Science A glossary

Open source

Also called: open source code

Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 3: Class Creation

Code that its authors publish for others to use, study and reuse, under a license that states the conditions.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 3.2.A.3

Reusing open source code is legal when you follow its license, for example by keeping the authors’ names and the license notice. A comment that records where reused code came from is a good habit.

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• Intellectual property