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freeware

noun
/ˈfɹiːˌwɛə/UK/ˈfɹiːˌwɛɹ/US

Etymology

From free + -ware, a contraction of software; Coined by Andrew Fluegelman.

  1. inherited from *priHós✻
  2. inherited from *frijaz✻
  3. inherited from *frī✻
  4. inherited from frēo
  5. inherited from free
  6. formed as freeware — “free + -ware”

Definitions

  1. Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation…

    Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as viewing advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA