Playware

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    children's toys that take the form of electronic hardware or software uncountable

    "This astonishing breakthrough into the previously dormant market for computer-based playware for girls ushers in a retooling of technology[…]"

Example

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"This astonishing breakthrough into the previously dormant market for computer-based playware for girls ushers in a retooling of technology[…]"

Etymology

From play + -ware.

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