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n. (context ceramics usually uncountable English) pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
Wikipedia
Greenware may refer to:
- Greenware (computing), software distributed under the condition that the user does something to help the environment
- Greenware or Celadon, Chinese pottery in a range of jade-like green colours
- Greenware, unfired clay pottery, as a stage of production
- Greenware, the brand name of a 100% corn based cup produced by Fabri-Kal
Greenware is software distributed under the condition that the user does something to help the environment. The term "greenware" is a variant on shareware and freeware. Greenware can be distributed free or for charge. In either case the author expects the user to do something "green". That can be a special action like replacing all standard light bulbs with CFLs or a more general application to live more ecologically.
A more general approach than greenware is careware, which distributes software in a way that benefits a charity.
Greenware can also refer to a combination of computer hardware, software and services, which enables user to minimize the environmental impact of using the computer and lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) at the same time.
Usage examples of "greenware".
Omet had seen him once put his hand directly into the kiln itself and pull forth a rack of greenware tiles without flinching as his hand grasped the red-hot wire.
She stopped within a hairs-breadth of the trembling crone, and the glint in her eyes grew harder, like greenware firing in the kiln into bisque.
Slith exhaled, and cautiously reached into the greenware jar on the lower shelf again.
We have material, and manpower, gallons of crew-brain-swarms, software, hardware, greenware, wetware, smallware, largeware, sumware, and noware, all waiting now to merge with you.
She chatted about greenware, seamlines, multiple colour firings, dresses, shoes, gloves, wigs.
He walked towards the sound and met Jenny as she came around the corner with a tray of greenware mugs ready for firing.
The bulk of the vessel was the concealing stone of the asteroid and vast caverns of greenware that none of them could even guess the function of.