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annoyware

annoyware noun: software that annoys the user, as by displaying constant advertisements or reminders to register.

Noun

annoyware (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Software that annoys the user, as by displaying constant advertisements or reminders to register.
    • […]where you should put the disclaimer for software (somewhere that the user sees it when they start the program, tho' I wouldn't do that, just put it in the 'about' box like the mpgn.com guy suggests -- otherwise, having something pop up makes it annoyware, IMHO).1994 September 8, Kendall Bullen, “COPYRIGHT POLICY”, in rec.games.frp (Usenet)

Origin of annoyware

From annoy + -ware.

Questions about annoyware

What does annoyware mean?
Annoyware means software that annoys the user, as by displaying constant advertisements or reminders to register.
What part of speech is annoyware?
Annoyware is a noun.

Words near annoyware in the dictionary

  1. annoyings
  2. annoyment
  3. annoyments
  4. annoyous
  5. annoys
  6. annoyware
  7. anns
  8. annual
  9. annual aberration
  10. annual aberrations
  11. annual accounts

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