shareware

shareware
shareware share‧ware [ˈʆeəweə ǁ ˈʆerwer] noun [uncountable] COMPUTING
computer software that is given away free, or given away free for a particular period of time. After that time, people have to pay for it — compare freeware

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shareware UK US /ˈʃeəweər/ noun [U] IT
software that is available to use and which you pay for only if you wish to continue using it after a particular length of time: »

The software is shareware and costs €10 to register.

Compare FREEWARE(Cf. ↑freeware)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Shareware — [ˈʃeə(ɹ)ˌweə(ɹ)] (vom englischen share für „teilen“ und ware für „Ware“ oder „Produkt“) ist eine Vertriebsform von Software, bei der die jeweilige Software vor dem Kauf getestet werden kann. Erfunden wurde der Begriff von Bob Wallace, einem der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • shareware — n. Software that a user may acquire and try free of charge, usually distributed with a request for voluntary payment. See also open source The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell.… …   Law dictionary

  • Shareware — es una clase de software o programas para poder evaluar de forma gratuita pero por un tiempo, uso o características limitadas. Para adquirir el software de manera completa necesita de un pago económico (muchas veces modesto). No confundir con un… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • shareware — (n.) by 1982, from SHARE (Cf. share) (v.) + WARE (Cf. ware) …   Etymology dictionary

  • shareware — |chèruére| s. m. [Informática] Programa informático disponibilizado gratuitamente aos usuários para avaliação durante um limite de tempo. • Plural: sharewares.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa, de share, parte, porção + ware, mercadoria …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • shareware — /ˈʃɛrwer, ingl. ˈʃɛəˌwɛə/ [vc. ingl. propr. «(soft)ware a porzione», dal verbo to share «partecipare, condividere»] s. m. inv. (elab.) CFR. freeware …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • shareware — (izg. šȇrvēr) m DEFINICIJA inform. program u slobodnoj distribuciji koji se može isprobati prije kupovanja ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • shareware — [sher′wer΄] n. copyrighted computer software that typically is available free of charge for trial use but that must be paid for by anyone who uses it regularly …   English World dictionary

  • Shareware — Not to be confused with scareware. The term shareware (also known as trialware or demoware) is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality,… …   Wikipedia

  • Shareware — Se denomina shareware a una modalidad de distribución de software, en la que el usuario puede evaluar de forma gratuita el producto, pero con limitaciones en el tiempo de uso o en algunas de las formas de uso o con restricciones en las… …   Wikipedia Español

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