Abandonware
noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it. countable, uncountable
"RR> Never heard of Wildscan. Is it shareware or is there a^([sic]) evaluation RR> version available? It's abandonware ala Joe Martin inc.:)"
Example
More examples"RR> Never heard of Wildscan. Is it shareware or is there a^([sic]) evaluation RR> version available? It's abandonware ala Joe Martin inc.:)"
Etymology
From abandon + -ware.
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