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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shareware.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)koréh₂ Proto-Germanic *skarō Proto-West Germanic *skaru Old English sċearu Middle English schare English share Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English shareware From share + -ware. 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  1. (software) A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Tags: uncountable Translations (type of software): 共享軟件 /共享软件 (gòngxiǎng ruǎnjiàn) [Hong-Kong, Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 共享軟體 /共享软体 (gòngxiǎng ruǎntǐ) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), shareware [masculine] (Dutch), shareware [masculine] (French), partagiciel [masculine] (French), contributiel (French), Shareware [feminine] (German), peranti kongsi (Indonesian), シェアウェア (sheawea) (Japanese), 셰어웨어 (syeeoweeo) (Korean), perisian kongsi (Malay), shareware [masculine] (Portuguese), programa de utilização limitada [masculine] (Portuguese), programa de utilização condicionada [masculine] (Portuguese), programa de utilização restrita [masculine] (Portuguese), усло́вно-беспла́тное ПО (uslóvno-besplátnoje PO) [neuter] (Russian), spridprogram [neuter] (Swedish), deneme yazılımı (Turkish)
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      "word": "abandonware"
    },
    {
      "word": "adware"
    },
    {
      "word": "baitware"
    },
    {
      "word": "censorware"
    },
    {
      "word": "crippleware"
    },
    {
      "word": "demoware"
    },
    {
      "word": "donationware"
    },
    {
      "word": "freeware"
    },
    {
      "word": "postcardware"
    },
    {
      "word": "spyware"
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      "word": "trialware"
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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "gòngxiǎng ruǎnjiàn",
      "sense": "type of software",
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Mainland-China"
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      "word": "共享軟件 /共享软件"
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      "roman": "gòngxiǎng ruǎntǐ",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "type of software",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "shareware"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "type of software",
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      "word": "partagiciel"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "type of software",
      "word": "contributiel"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "type of software",
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      "word": "Shareware"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "type of software",
      "word": "peranti kongsi"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "type of software",
      "word": "シェアウェア"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "programa de utilização limitada"
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      "sense": "type of software",
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      "word": "programa de utilização condicionada"
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      "word": "усло́вно-беспла́тное ПО"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "tr",
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}

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