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Definition of crowdsource

crowdsource

  • to outsource some task to people external to a company or organization, usually via the world-wide web.

    Last edited on Aug 26 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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