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guiltware

guiltware noun: software that attempts to convince the user to fulfil some obligation (such as registration or donation to a charity) by eliciting feelings of guilt.

Noun

guiltware (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Software that attempts to convince the user to fulfil some obligation (such as registration or donation to a charity) by eliciting feelings of guilt.

Origin of guiltware

From guilt + -ware.

Questions about guiltware

What does guiltware mean?
Guiltware means software that attempts to convince the user to fulfil some obligation (such as registration or donation to a charity) by eliciting feelings of guilt.
What part of speech is guiltware?
Guiltware is a noun.

Words near guiltware in the dictionary

  1. guiltlessly
  2. guiltlessness
  3. guiltlike
  4. guiltridden
  5. guilts
  6. guiltware
  7. guilty
  8. guilty as a cat in a goldfish bowl
  9. guilty as charged
  10. guilty as sin
  11. guilty conscience

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