"independent record company," 1945, shortening of independent. Among the earliest mentioned were Continental, Majestic, and Signature. Used of film production companies since 1920s, of theat [..]

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See: independent film and independent label.

Noun. A type of guitar orientated music derived from 'punk'. Indie has generated its own fashions as with most youth music. Originally an abb. of independent, being a record label not affili [..]

Normally refers to a band or performer not affiliated with or owned by a major label. Intellectual Property A form of creative endeavor that can be protected through a copyright, trademark, patent, industrial design or integrated circuit topography. Interpolated Work

Indie is a broad term with many general meanings. It refers to independent record labels, several ways of doing business, various styles of music and a number of philosophies.

(n) a pop group not affiliated with a major record company(n) an independent film company not associated with an established studio(adj) (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company [..]

A production company independent of major film studio financing.

Independent - a game from a smaller or lesser-known publisher. Frequently creator-owned. Many indie games arose from the community at The Forge.

This term can refer to a game developer who is not owned by a larger company. Indie (or independent) developers are often free to work on game projects that they have complete control over. Much like [..]

Independent; from outside the mainstream. ''an indie pop group; an indie video game''

Possibly a diminutive of India or Indiana, but also likely inspired by the term indie, short for independent, which is typically used to refer to media produced outside of the mainstream.