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Software that has been copyrighted but is sold to users with permission to copy it and give it to others
Answer for the clue "Software that has been copyrighted but is sold to users with permission to copy it and give it to others ", 9 letters:
shareware
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Word definitions for shareware in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 1982, from share (v.) + ware .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context computing English) A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.
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 ...
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).