"baitware" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-baitware.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree English bait 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 baitware From bait + -ware. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bait|-ware<id:software>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bait 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 baitware [Appendix:Glossary#back-formation|Back-formation]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*samft(ī)", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "sōfte", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "softe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "soft", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "substance, kind, or use", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "merchandise", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "merchandise", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*warō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*waru", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "waru", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "ware", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ware", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "software", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "back-formation" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ware", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "baitware", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="baitware"> From bait + -ware. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} baitware (uncountable)
  1. (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. Tags: uncountable
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