costware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From cost + -ware.
Meanings
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(rare, slang, uncountable) Commercial software.
Now my questions: 1) wich components should I install on the publishing server? 2) where do I get it? 3) do I need to restart the server after setup? 4) is the software I install costware?
1999 March 23, Andrea Gasperi, “Please Help (Tomorrow on pubblishing)”, in microsoft.public.vinterdev (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022:The plugin has (AFAIK) always been costware for commercial use.
1997 July 6, Chris Cox, “plugin is costware now?”, in comp.lang.tcl (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022:I recently bought T+, went for the costware version, without trying it out.
2000 May 2, pegleg, “CompuPic Pro vs ThumbsPlus”, in rec.photo.digital (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022:Anybody know of any shareware (or costware) that will create 3D fonts for Autocad?????
1997 February 10, Vinal Applebee, “3D Fonts”, in comp.cad.autocad (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022:There are two paths to travel in Eudora-land. The 1.* versions are freeware, the 2.* versions are costware. The big difference between the two is filtering, a darn useful feature. 2.1 is the latest and greatest costware version.
1994 September 27, Michael Sattler, San Francisco, “Why All The Different Eudora Versions?”, in comp.sys.mac.comm (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022: