How to Pronounce Copyleft

To pronounce "copyleft", say COPYL-eft — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

COPYL-eft

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💡 Tip for remembering “copyleft”

"copyleft" has 2 syllables: copyl-eft.

What does copyleft mean?

noun

  1. The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.

    “They believe in copyleft because they want their software to be used freely by anyone.”

  2. A software license that follows this philosophy.

    “I have placed my program under copyleft.”

verb

  1. To license under a copyleft license.

    “Linus Torvalds copylefted the Linux kernel.”

Related words

freedomwareopennesssourcewarefreebooting

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How many syllables are in "copyleft"?▾

"Copyleft" has 2 syllables: copyl · eft.

What does "copyleft" mean?▾

Copyleft: The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.

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