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En Suite: In the hotel industry, indicates that a certain feature(s) is directly in the room, or adjacent to that room.

Open Shop: An organization that hires workers without regard to their membership in a labor union.

Open Seating: Access at any time to unoccupied tables in the ship's dining room, as opposed to specific table assignments.

Open Ribcage: when your back is curved

Open Source: Software which is distributed with its source code such that developers can modify it as they see fit. On the web open source is a great strategy for quickly building immense exposure and mindshare.

Open Syllable: Any syllable ending in a vowel, like the word tree.

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI): A reference model developed by the International Organization of Standardization. It splits networking into seven layers which provide specific services and communications standards.

Open System: A system that can be adjusted for new functions or purposes, and hence produce new and unpredicted results. Human language is an example of an open system. To a lesser extent, so is XML code . . . View Full Definition

Open Return: A air ticket with no return date specified. Rarely done these days, usually quite expensive and not allowed on most discounted fares.

Open Stance: Hitting the ball with the body facing between parallel to the baseline and facing the opponent; a modern technique.