noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Freeware of deliberately poor quality with some, but generally not all, of the features of a software application, intended to entice those who download the freeware to buy the complete application. uncountable

Etymology

From bait + -ware.

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