Meanings of open standard in English

Because the Arduino is an open standard, anyone can write software for it from home.

A single, open standard can also keep users from being locked in to a specific product.

Robertson likes MP3 because it's an open standard.

Why would camera makers opt for an open standard when they can sell you a proprietary one?

CDF is the first open standard for push technology, but other formats, such as Netscape's Constellation, are in the works.

On 6 February, a group of car dealers announced their intention to develop an open standard, for processing online sales leads.

Apple says Flash is proprietary technology and that the mobile world would be better served by HTML 5, an open standard.

Unlike nearly all its competitors, email is an open standard, not subject to the whims of a single company or person.

We wonder if this is a proof of concept, a way for the government to create an open standard for cheap computers.

Google has opened up the long de facto standard for map overlays, the Keyhole Markup Language, making it an official open standard.

If there was an open standard to follow, it would help the industry to build a much secure cloud system, according to AMD.

Zigbee has existed as an open standard for several years, but its open focus defined how devices could communicate, not how they must.

Unlike Skype, Gizmo Project is based on an open standard, which means you can connect with other networks, such as AIM and MSN Messenger.

The ePub feature, an open standard for self-publishing, is something the Kindle is sorely lacking, and the SD card slot is a welcome addition.

So Google developed Roughtime as an open standard in 2016, and maintains a Roughtime server that web services can connect to and sync with.

The RIAA is encouraging technology companies to create their own platforms and make an " open standard for music security" through its Secure Digital Music Initiative.