shareware

English

Etymology

From share +‎ -ware; popularized by Bob Wallace^[1]

Noun

shareware (uncountable)

(software) A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.

Related terms

Translations

type of software

Chinese:
Mandarin: 共享軟件, 共享软件 (gòngxiǎng ruǎnjiàn) (Mainland China, Hong Kong), 共享軟體 (zh), 共享软体 (zh) (gòngxiǎng ruǎntǐ) (Taiwan)
French: shareware (fr) m, partagiciel (fr) m
German: Shareware (de) f

Japanese: シェアウェア (sheawea)
Korean: 셰어웨어 (syeeoweeo)
Russian: усло́вно-беспла́тное ПО n (uslóvno-besplátnoje PO)
Turkish: deneme yazılımı

References

↑ “Take Our Word For It”, in Words to the Wise, Issue 176‎, The Institute for Etymological Research and Education, 2002-11-14, retrieved 2008-09-08

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.