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announcementware

announcementware noun: a computer technology product (usually software) that has been announced but not yet shipped.

Noun

announcementware (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A computer technology product (usually software) that has been announced but not yet shipped.

Origin of announcementware

From announcement + -ware.

Questions about announcementware

What does announcementware mean?
Announcementware means a computer technology product (usually software) that has been announced but not yet shipped.
What part of speech is announcementware?
Announcementware is a noun.

Words near announcementware in the dictionary

  1. announced
  2. announcedly
  3. announcedst
  4. announcement
  5. announcements
  6. announcementware
  7. announcer
  8. announceress
  9. announceresses
  10. announcers
  11. announces

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