adware

noun
/ˈædˌwɛə/UK/ˈædˌwɛɚ/US

Etymology

From ad + -ware.

  1. borrowed from ad
  2. formed as adware — “ad + -ware

Definitions

  1. A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for adware. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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