Costware

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Commercial software. rare, slang, uncountable

    "There are two paths to travel in Eudora-land. The 1.* versions are freeware, the 2.* versions are costware. The big difference between the two is filtering, a darn useful feature. 2.1 is the latest and greatest costware version."

Synonyms

All synonyms
buywarepayware

Example

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"There are two paths to travel in Eudora-land. The 1.* versions are freeware, the 2.* versions are costware. The big difference between the two is filtering, a darn useful feature. 2.1 is the latest and greatest costware version."

Etymology

From cost + -ware.

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