adware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈædˌwɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈædˌwɛɚ/ (General-American)
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin advertō Old French avertir Middle French advertir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French advertissementbor. English advertisementclip. English ad Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English adware From ad + -ware.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.
Deriveds
Relateds
donationware · demoware · trialware · free software · public domain software · malware · shareware · spyware · freeware · abandonware · crippleware · baitware · postcardware · open-source software
Translations (40)
ru рекла́мное ПО (software application) · es adware (software application) · sv annonsprogram (software application) · pl adware (software application) · sh адвер (software application) · id peranti iklan (software application) · pl oprogramowanie reklamowe (software application) · ga bogearraí fógraíochta (software application) · fr logiciel publicitaire (software application) · ko 애드웨어 (software application) · cmn 廣告軟件 /广告软件 (software application) · es programa publicitario (software application) · fi mainosohjelma (software application) · hu reklámprogram (software application) · pt adware (software application) · cs reklamní software (software application) · et reklaamvara (software application) · fr publiciel (software application) · hu reklámszoftver (software application) · no reklameprogram (software application) · sk reklamný softvér (software application) · sh reklamni softver (software application) · es software publicitario (software application) · sh рекламни софтвер (software application) · ms perisian iklan (software application) · ja アドウェア (software application) · cs adware (software application) · ms ڤرايسين اعلان (software application) · lv reklāmprogrammatūra (software application) · sh оглашивачки софтвер (software application) · cs reklamní program (software application) · sk advér (software application) · sv reklamprogram (software application) · sh adver (software application) · fr logiciel de publicité (software application) · sl oglaševalsko programje (software application) · ka სარეკლამო პროგრამა (software application) · ru рекламная программа (software application) · sh oglašivački softver (software application) · sl oglaševalska programska oprema (software application)