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Preview programs for computers
Answer for the clue "Preview programs for computers ", 9 letters:
shareware
Alternative clues for the word shareware
- Computer programs that are distributed for free on a trial basis
- Software that has been copyrighted but is sold to users with permission to copy it and give it to others
- Once-popular free computer download
- "Try before you buy" products
- "Try before you buy" downloads
- "Try now, pay later" products
- Some computer programs
Word definitions for shareware in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Shareware is a type of proprietary software which is provided (initially) free of charge to users, who are allowed and encouraged to make and share copies of the program, which helps to distribute it. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Chet initially distributed the utility as shareware , handing out copies only to members of his local users' group. ▪ It's a popular download from bulletin boards and is one of the best shareware products you can get. ▪ Many ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 1982, from share (v.) + ware .
Usage examples of shareware.
Cheaper, botched fakes were sold or sharewared to low-level gangs of boodler wannabes.
It may be copied, be it in binary or in printed form, and distributed in its original form and content over Bulletin Board Systems and/or other public or private libraries as long as no fee of any kind is charged for it (this also includes the prices for commercially sold Public Domain or Shareware Diskettes or CD ROMs).