shareware

Noun

Meaning

software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

common program operating system generic bundle software computer program free software spreadsheet freeware groupware application software trialware productivity software non-exclusive

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Hypernyms

package software software package computer software software system software program

Related terms

freeware adware demoware trialware abandonware censorware

Examples

Limit use of shareware and public domain software to systems without fixed disks. If you do use them on fixed disks, allocate separate subdirectories... Public domain or shareware software should never be placed in the root directory. John McAfee

I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs. Linus Torvalds

Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software. Linus Torvalds

If operating in a network environment, do not place public domain or shareware programs in a common file-server directory that could be accessible to any other PC on the network. John McAfee

A "Deluxe Edition" of the shareware version, marketed in retail by LaserSoft, contains three extra levels, and three extra multiplayer levels that are not available on any other version. Source: Internet

At first, disk space on a server was hard to come by, so networks like Info-Mac were developed, consisting of non-profit mirror sites hosting large shareware libraries accessible via the web or ftp. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shares of common stock sharesies sharesman sharewort shareworthy Shargo