freeware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɹiːˌwɛɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈfɹiːˌwɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free 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 freeware From free + -ware (clipping of "software"). Coined by Andrew Fluegelman.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as viewing advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code.
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Relateds
donationware · demoware · trialware · free software · public domain software · adware · shareware · spyware · freedomware · abandonware · censorware · crippleware · free trial · baitware · postcardware · open-source software
Translations (26)
ru фри́ве́р (free of charge software) · id peranti cuma-cuma (free of charge software) · fi freeware (free of charge software) · cs freeware (free of charge software) · he תכנה חינמית (free of charge software) · pt programa grátis (free of charge software) · pt programa gratuito (free of charge software) · sv gratisprogram (free of charge software) · ja フリーウェア (free of charge software) · no gratisprogram (free of charge software) · cmn 免費軟件 /免费软件 (free of charge software) · el δωρισμικό (free of charge software) · pl freeware (free of charge software) · de Freeware (free of charge software) · nl freeware (free of charge software) · da gratisprogram (free of charge software) · ko 프리웨어 (free of charge software) · ru беспла́тное ПО (free of charge software) · id peranti gratis (free of charge software) · ms perisian percuma (free of charge software) · pt software gratuito (free of charge software) · cmn 免費軟體 /免费软体 (free of charge software) · fr gratuiciel (free of charge software) · pt software grátis (free of charge software) · et vabavara (free of charge software) · yi בחינמוואַרג (free of charge software)