noun
crowdsourcing
Borrowed from English; used in business and tech contexts to refer to obtaining services, ideas, or content from a large online community.
このプロジェクトはクラウドソーシングで資金を集めた。
This project raised funds through crowdsourcing.
Variant with a middle dot; less common but seen in some contexts.
Loanword from English 'crowdsourcing'.