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freeware
[′frē‚wer] (computer science)
Copyrighted software that is downloaded from the Internet for which there is no charge.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
freeware
(legal)Software, often written by enthusiasts and
distributed at no charge by users' groups, or via the
World-Wide Web, electronic mail, bulletin boards,
Usenet, or other electronic media.
At one time, "freeware" was a trademark of Andrew Fluegelman. It wasn't enforced after his death.
"Freeware" should not be confused with "free software" (roughly, software with unrestricted redistribution) or "shareware" (software distributed without charge for which users can pay voluntarily).
Jim Knopf's story.
At one time, "freeware" was a trademark of Andrew Fluegelman. It wasn't enforced after his death.
"Freeware" should not be confused with "free software" (roughly, software with unrestricted redistribution) or "shareware" (software distributed without charge for which users can pay voluntarily).
Jim Knopf's story.
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