shareware

English

Etymology

From share +‎ -ware; popularized by Bob Wallace

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.

Related terms

• abandonware
• adware
• baitware
• censorware
• crippleware
• demoware
• donationware
• freeware
• postcardware
• spyware
• trialware

 

Translations

type of software

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 共享軟件／共享软件 (gòngxiǎng ruǎnjiàn) (Mainland China, Hong Kong), 共享軟體／共享软体 (zh) (gòngxiǎng ruǎntǐ) (Taiwan)

• Dutch: shareware (nl) m
• French: shareware (fr) m, partagiciel (fr) m
• German: Shareware (de) f
• Japanese: シェアウェア (sheawea)
• Korean: 셰어웨어 (syeeoweeo)
• Malay: perisian kongsi
• Portuguese: shareware m, programa de utilização limitada m, programa de utilização condicionada m, programa de utilização restrita m
• Russian: усло́вно-беспла́тное ПО n (uslóvno-besplátnoje PO)
• Swedish: spridprogram n
• Turkish: deneme yazılımı