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baitware

baitware noun: 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.

Noun

baitware (uncountable)

  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.

baitware meaning in Tamil

baitware in Tamil

தூண்டில் பொருள்

Origin of baitware

From bait + -ware.

Questions about baitware

What does baitware mean?
Baitware means 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.
What is baitware in Tamil?
Baitware in Tamil is தூண்டில் பொருள். See Baitware meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is baitware?
Baitware is a noun.

Words near baitware in the dictionary

  1. baits
  2. baits and switches
  3. baits up
  4. baitshop
  5. baitshops
  6. baitware
  7. baitwell
  8. baitwells
  9. baitworm
  10. baitworms
  11. baity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: baitware (page history and authors); baitware (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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