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open shop
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open shop: see closed shop and open shop closed shop and open shop. The term "closed shop" is used to signify an establishment employing only members of a labor union.
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open shop

A computing environment that allows users to program and run their own programs. Contrast with closed shop.


open shop [′ō·pən ¦shäp]
(computer science)
A data-processing-center organization in which individuals from outside the data-processing community are permitted to implement their own solutions to problems.
(industrial engineering)
A shop in which employment is not restricted to members of a labor union.


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Metchek said the distribution system varies significantly from its American counterpart, hindering American retailers when they open shops abroad.
Quizno's Subs and Cupid's Hot Dogs are scheduled to open shops around July 15.
Outsiders--that is, people not actually born in Pomaire but in nearby villages--have come to open shops selling unrelated crafts such as wicker, wool and wood.
 
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