"shareware" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From share + -ware; popularized by Bob Wallace Etymology templates: {{af|en|share|-ware|id2=software}} share + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shareware (uncountable)
  1. (software) A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Wikipedia link: shareware Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Software Translations (type of software): 共享軟件 (Chinese Mandarin), 共享软件 (gòngxiǎng ruǎnjiàn) [Hong-Kong, Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 共享軟體 (Chinese Mandarin), 共享软体 (gòngxiǎng ruǎntǐ) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), shareware [masculine] (Dutch), shareware [masculine] (French), partagiciel [masculine] (French), Shareware [feminine] (German), 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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