buyware
buyware noun: commercial software.
Noun
buyware (uncountable)
- Commercial software.
- There is Business Basic (BBX). But it's buyware. If you find GNU licence Basic - let me know.1999 November 10, Chris Notz, “Is there a "BASIC programming language" compiler available for AIX?”, in comp.unix.aix (Usenet), retrieved 30 Jan 2022
- Don't forget Thoroughbred (www.tbred.com) which is also buyware.
Otherwise, look on the bonus pack CD that comes w/ AIX 4.3+...
...There's a copy of Visual Age Java (not the enterprise edition, which is buyware). Not having played with it, I can't vouch for it.1999 November 10, John R. Campbell, “Is there a "BASIC programming language" compiler available for AIX?”, in comp.unix.aix (Usenet), retrieved 30 Jan 2022
- Antonyms:
- free software, freeware
Examples of buyware in a sentence
- ANY OS - buyware or freeware - has a learning curve.2001 May 15, Lewin A.R.W. Edwards, “any free OS for embedded system?”, in comp.arch.embedded (Usenet), retrieved 30 Jan 2022:
- Some trailware and shareware, and buyware.2003 March 5, Andrew C. Cooper, “New Freeware Site”, in alt.comp.freeware (Usenet), retrieved 30 Jan 2022:
Synonyms of buyware
Antonyms
Origin of buyware
From buy + -ware.
Questions about buyware
- What does buyware mean?
- Buyware means commercial software.
- How do you use buyware in a sentence?
- ANY OS - buyware or freeware - has a learning curve.
- What part of speech is buyware?
- Buyware is a noun.
Words near buyware in the dictionary
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