shareware

share·ware  (shârwâr)

n.

Copyrighted software that is available free of charge on a trial basis, usually with the condition that users pay a fee for continued use and support.

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[share + (soft)ware.]

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shareware [ˈʃɛəˌwɛə]

n

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing software available to all users without the need for a licence and for which a token fee is requested

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shareware - software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc. software, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"

Translations

shareware [ˈʃɛəʳˌwɛəʳ] N (Comput) → shareware m

shareware [ˈʃɛə^rwɛə^r] (COMPUTING)

n → partagiciel m

shareware

n (Comput, Internet) → Shareware f