Meaning & use
crowdsource
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To obtain information, ideas, funding, or services by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, typically via the internet.
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The startup decided to crowdsource funding for its first product through an online campaign.
Researchers crowdsourced translations of the historical documents from volunteers worldwide.
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Coined in 2006 by combining "crowd" and "outsource," the term captures how digital platforms let organizations tap distributed public effort.
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