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(computing, chiefly video games) A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.
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(computing) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.
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(rare) A computer technology product (usually software) that has been announced but not yet shipped.
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(Internet slang) Warez that are used in music composition and production; pirated audio software.
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(computing) Freeware of deliberately poor quality with some, but generally not all, of the features of a software application, intended to entice those who download the freeware to buy the complete application.
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(computing) software that contains banner advertising for other software by the same maker
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(computing, often humorous) Software that can be used under a relaxed licence, with the user encouraged to pay for the software by donating to its author enough money to buy a beer.
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(computing) freeware that encourages the user to make an optional donation to its author
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(computing, slang, derogatory) nagware
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(derogatory) The misleading use of unrepresentative benchmark software results in marketing a computer system.
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(computing) A beta version of software.
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(computing, informal) Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.
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(computing) Software that is published in, or distributed with, a book.
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(informal) Software installed on employees' computers for the purpose of allowing a manager to track their working time and activity.
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(Internet) Promotional material converted directly from existing printed brochures into a website, and thus lacking interactive features.
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(software, slang, derogatory) open source computer software that is buggy, unstable, or lacking features.
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(computing) software that is bundled with something else
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(computing, rare) Commercial software.
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(computing, informal) Charityware.
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(computing) Software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet or block Internet access or restrict the running of applications or computer usage, on the basis of content being regarded as objectionable.
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(computing) Software distributed in a way that benefits a charity, as by users being encouraged to donate to the charity in lieu of paying for the software.
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(computing, slang, derogatory) Exceptionally low-quality software.
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(computing, slang, derogatory) Exceptionally low-quality software.
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(computing, slang, rare) Commercial software.
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(computing, Internet, dated) A user granted some of the administrative privileges of a sysop.
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(computing, Internet, slang, derogatory) An unwanted or poor-quality application.
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(computing, informal) Unwanted software that comes pre-installed with personal computers or mobile devices.
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(computing, informal) Software covertly installed on a computer or device to allow its operation to be monitored and thus spy on the user's activity.
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(computing) Software that performs or facilitates illegal activities.
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(uncountable, computing, chiefly derogatory) A program whose functionality is severely limited beyond that of shareware, often in the interest of its author having the crippleware user make a purchase of the uncrippled program.
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(computing, informal) Crapware.
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(computing, slang) Redundant, old or improperly written software code, especially that which accumulates over time.
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(computing) A cut-down demonstration version of a computer program so that it can be tried before purchase.
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(computing) Beta software that is tested on the developer’s own computer.
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(software) A variant of freeware that offers an option to its user to donate money to the program's author.
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(computing, rare) Speculative software products that may never reach fruition; vapourware.
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(computing, humorous) A computer program's ability to sense the user's intentions rather than work according to a well-defined specification.
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(software, computing, uncountable) Computer software that is noticeably cutting-edge, that is, significantly innovative, either by taking a totally new approach to a task or by creating a completely new class of application or completely new class of software.
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(computing) Software whose users are encouraged to send the creator an e-mail message in lieu of payment or registration.
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(computing, informal) Bloatware.
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(computing) Software that filters out objectionable material.
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Malware which under the guise of functionality finesses users into disbursing for subscription (i.e. “fleeces” them out of their money).
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(computing, derogatory) Software that is installed without the user's knowledge or consent, often bundled with another product.
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(software, rare) free software (with source code available), distinguished from freeware
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(computing, slang, derogatory) Shoddy, amateurish software.
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(computing, slang, derogatory) Extremely poor software.
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(computing) Software that is not outright malicious but is generally undesirable or annoying, such as adware.
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(computing, informal) Software that attempts to convince the user to fulfil some obligation (such as registration or donation to a charity) by eliciting feelings of guilt.
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(software, Canada, US) Synonym of donationware
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(computing) Any malicious or unwanted software.
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(computing) A developer who maintains the Linux kernel code.
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(child development) Software designed for young children.
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(computing) mobile adware
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(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.
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(computing) A message displayed by a nagware program to encourage the user to purchase the full version.
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(computing, slang) Software that displays a message requesting that the user register it.
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(computing, informal) Software for which a payment is required, as opposed to freeware.
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(computing) People, regarded as a resource; human resources.
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(computing) Pornographic software or malware.
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(computing) Software subverted to serve the ends of a political protest, for example by deleting files or displaying propaganda messages.
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(computing) Acronym of potentially unwanted program: software that most computer users do not want on their computers, such as adware.
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(computing, derogatory) Software that is released as open source only in exchange for payment.
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(computing, rare) software that may pose a risk to a computer on which it is installed
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(idiomatic) A valuable feature (of software etc) overlooked by the user.
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(computing) Software that fraudulently fails to do what it is claimed to do.
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(computing, informal) Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection.
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(computing) Software that is of shoddy or inferior quality.
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(computing, informal, derogatory) malware
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(software) A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.
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(software) A piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation.
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(computing, derogatory, vulgar) Software of exceptionally poor quality.
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(computing, slang, derogatory) A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality.
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(computing) An indication to a user that what they requested may be found elsewhere.
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(computing, dated) The difficulty of writing useful and efficient computer programs in the required time, due to the rapid increases in computer power and the complexity of problems.
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(computing, informal) Synonym of creepware
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(computing, rare, derogatory) Software that is inflexible, cannot be customized or upgraded, etc.
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(computing, slang, humorous) Documentation provided on paper.
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(Internet) Software that can be tried for a limited time, after which it expires or has limited functionality.
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(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.
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(computing) An advertised product, often computer software, whose launch has not happened yet and might not ever happen.
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(Internet slang, leetspeak, dated) Software that is illegally obtained or distributed.
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(slang) The human brain or mind, often specifically as a computing element. Adapted as a biological parallel to hardware and software. Common in the cyberspace genre of science fiction.
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