Crowdsourcing Definition
kroudsôrsĭng
noun
A method of outsourcing work over the Internet or similar network by appealing to people to contribute to the project independently or as a collaboration.
American Heritage
The definition of crowdsourcing means having the general public do research or other work for a company instead of employees or suppliers.
An example of crowdsourcing is a pharmaceutical company enlisting doctors and scientists to gather information for their products.
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Origin of Crowdsourcing
crowd (out)source –ing
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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