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Computer programs that are distributed for free on a trial basis
Answer for the clue "Computer programs that are distributed for free on a trial basis ", 9 letters:
shareware
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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.
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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 ...
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).