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Definition of freeware
freeware
noun - uncountable
- software that can be redistributed for free and (usually) without restriction.
I picked up a CD of freeware from the bargain bin at Fry's.
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Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
notes
- "Freeware" was originally the trademark of "PC-Talk" author Andrew Fluegelman. It has not been enforced since his disappearance in 1985.
Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'software': | |
| Definitions include: product(s) announced far before any release (even beta) has been made. | |
| Definitions include: software still under copyright, but which is no longer distributed, sold, or supported. | |
| Definitions include: software that comes installed by default on PCs sold by some vendors. | |
| Definitions include: software that is free to share with others and is - at least initially - free to use. | |
| Definitions include: computer software that occupies too many resources due to its preponderance of features. | |
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Other terms relating to 'free': | |
| Definitions include: "drug and disease free", i.e. not a drug user and without sexually transmitted diseases. | |
| Definitions include: "free to play". | |
| Definitions include: not in a relationship. | |
| Definitions include: said of functionality in computing, created without cost (or with very little cost) from existing functionality. | |
| Definitions include: to not wear underwear. | |
| Definitions include: going out to acquire free items that other people are giving away. | |
| Definitions include: noun. | |
| Definitions include: a group member who piggybacks on the others, gets away clean without doing any work. | |
| Definitions include: to rap without preparation. | |
| Definitions include: of a female, to display one or more nipples in a public location. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: to escape the consequences of one's actions. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch". | |
Other terms relating to 'software': | |
| Definitions include: software still under copyright, but which is no longer distributed, sold, or supported. | |
| Definitions include: legitimate software that is free to use, but displays advertising. | |
| Definitions include: 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.) | |
| Definitions include: computer software that occupies too many resources due to its preponderance of features. | |
| Definitions include: a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity. | |
| Definitions include: a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity. | |
| Definitions include: software that has had features disabled to entice people to upgrade to a for-pay or more expensive version. | |
| Definitions include: shareware that uses guilt to encourage users to pay the "registration" cost. | |
| Definitions include: software that does bad things. | |
| Definitions include: shareware software that nags the user if it hasn't yet been purchased. | |
| Definitions include: a type of shareware that only requires users to send a postcard to the author in order to purchase it. | |
| Definitions include: software that is free to share with others and is - at least initially - free to use. | |
| Definitions include: software that was purchased or written, but never used. | |
| Definitions include: low-quality software. | |
| Definitions include: software delivered in physical form. | |
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