abandonware

Noun

Meaning

abandonware (countable and uncountable, plural abandonwares)

(computing, chiefly video games) A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

abandon firmware shareware malware freeware groupware

Examples

On April 1, 2009 the Abandonware site Abandonia.com released an alleged "leaked copy" for download. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abandonment phobia abandonness abandons abandum Abaneeme abanet