To be considered as open source software by the software development industry, certain criteria must be met: The program must be freely distributed (It can be part of a package that is sold though, such as Red Hat has done with Linux in the example below).
The term broad-spectrum antibiotic refers to an antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria. A broad-spectrum antibiotic acts against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, in contrast to a narrow-spectrum antibiotic, which is effective against specific families of bacteria. An example of a commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotic is ampicillin.
Definition - What does Broad Spectrum Pesticide mean? A broad-spectrum pesticide is a powerful pesticide that targets entire groups or species of organisms that are commonly harmful to plants. Another name for a broad-spectrum pesticide is a non-selective pesticide. Unlike narrow-spectrum pesticides, broad-spectrum pesticides can target large amounts of crops at the same time, that might be plagued by more than one type of pest, and is therefore commonly used by farmers who need a fast-acting, guaranteed solution to an unknown problem.