Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Software that is available for free, usually over the Internet.
Wiktionary
- n. computing Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as nags or advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code.
WordNet 3.0
- n. software that is provided without charge
Etymologies
- From free + ware, a contraction of software; Coined by Andrew Fluegelman (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Map Generator – this freeware is great for mapping out cities or towns for your stories.”
“3D Realms has made this title freeware though, so it can be worth a look if the side scrollers of yesterday pique your interest.”
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“When it comes to working with graphical files, there are many good apps you can turn to and the majority of them can be found as freeware, which is a great quality.”
“Besides, SQLBackupAndFTP Free is freeware, which is free from any spyware.”
“OmniGrowl is more closely called freeware since as I say you don't have to pay.”
“After finding out the freeware is your holy grail of software, I now understand how you failed on this one.”
“Plan Three - using a void-filling piece of software called freeware SRTM void fillers, but I wanted to try the trial version of VK.”
“Often the freeware is a scaled -- down version of purchasable products ....”
“He gives away his own creative activity as a kind of freeware that readers can utilize or improve for their own poetic agenda.”
“Why do you think we call it 'open source' and not 'freeware' anymore?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘freeware’.
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-Ware Ever
Shareware and its friends.
shareware, cardware, postcardware, beerware, emailware, freeware, otherware, requestware, abandonware, careware, catware, donateware and 136 more...
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TECH - web application frameworks
object-oriented p..., ALGOL, validation, Erlang, markup language, Python, hibernate, framework, Apache, template, mapper, Java and 310 more...
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warez
Computer-related words ending with -ware
software, hardware, wetware, vapourware, shovelware, freeware, adware, shareware, careware, charityware, helpware, goodware and 24 more...
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trademark
all of these are from 7 English
dictionaries and Macquarie dictionary
I havent listed capitalized ones yet
but Viagra would be one and common
words like sterling a sub-machi...agene, adware, airbus, alnico, amberina, amarone, apiezon, aspirin, atebrin, atebrine, autocue, autoharp and 774 more...
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Hiroe's Words
facetious, bardic, twatwaffle, cattywampus, splendiferous, zomg, merf, fwaa, fnord, tortify, schwiz, blort and 225 more...
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Genericide
Trademarks that have lost their character as indicators of source to become a general term for a product or service.
cellophane, aspirin, butterscotch, escalator, heroin, kerosene, thermos, yo-yo, zipper, dry ice, email, freeware and 106 more...
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The Free List
Words using the word 'free'...
freemason, freeway, freedom, fat-free, free-flowing, free weight, free fall, free time, freeload, freeware, freegan
Tweets
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