bannerware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandizder. Old French baniereder. Middle English baner English banner 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 bannerware From banner + -ware.
Meanings
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(uncountable) software that contains banner advertising for other software by the same maker
KiwiWord 2000 is not adware or bannerware, you will find no banners etc.
2001, James M Sandbrook, “ANN: Group Mail Free version 3.2.026”, in alt.comp.shareware (Usenet):I use Crystal FTP, top quality FTP CLient^([sic]), bannerware, but that isn't much of a problem.
2000, Stuart Low, “Nothing much Cute about THIS!”, in alt.www.webmaster (Usenet):