"greyware" meaning in English

See greyware in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-greyware.wav [US] Forms: grayware [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *grēwaz Proto-West Germanic *grāg Old English [Term?] Old English grēġ Middle English grey English grey Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English greyware From grey + -ware (“substance”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|grey|-ware<id:substance, kind, or use><t:substance>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *grēwaz Proto-West Germanic *grāg Old English [Term?] Old English grēġ Middle English grey English grey Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English greyware [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ǵʰreh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*grēwaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*grāu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "lang_name" : "Old English", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "grǣġ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "grey", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "grey", "status" : "ok", "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", "gloss" : "substance", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "greyware", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="greyware"> From grey + -ware (“substance”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} greyware (uncountable)
  1. A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns. Tags: uncountable Translations (style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns): 灰陶 (huītáo) (Chinese Mandarin)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-greyware.wav [US] Forms: grayware [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *grēwaz Proto-West Germanic *grāg Old English [Term?] Old English grēġ Middle English grey English grey 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 greyware From grey + -ware (“software”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|grey|-ware<id:software><t:software>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *grēwaz Proto-West Germanic *grāg Old English [Term?] Old English grēġ Middle English grey English grey 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. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} greyware (uncountable)
  1. (computing) Software that is not outright malicious but is generally undesirable or annoying, such as adware. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-greyware-en-noun-7jocyO2o Categories (other): Computing, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ware (software), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ware (software): 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 9 91 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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