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Definition of annoyware
annoyware
noun - uncountable
- a type of shareware that interrupts use of the software to display a message asking the user to "register" the software (i.e. pay for it.) See also nagware.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 12 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- any software that is annoying.
Last edited on Nov 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 12 2011.
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