barcamp means A form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 93 out of 100.
Etymology
From bar + camp, created as an alternative to Foo Camp.
noun
- A form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web.“The event was the second iteration of Washington's version of BarCamp, a technology workshop meant to demonstrate new business ideas and promote discussion of the top tech issues: social media, open source and how to actually make money, to name a few.”