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nag screen

nag screen noun: a message displayed by a nagware program to encourage the user to purchase the full version.

Noun

nag screen (plural nag screens)

  1. A message displayed by a nagware program to encourage the user to purchase the full version.
    • WinRAR shows a nag screen once its 40-day trial is over to encourage users to buy a license.
    • The first screen to pop up is the nag screen; be patient, it disappears after 5 seconds. (Have you ever wondered why nag screens are mandatory for shareware?)1996, New and improved stupid Windows tricks, page 17

Forms of nag screen

pluralnag screens

Questions about nag screen

What does nag screen mean?
Nag screen means a message displayed by a nagware program to encourage the user to purchase the full version.
What part of speech is nag screen?
Nag screen is a noun.
What is the plural of nag screen?
The plural of nag screen is nag screens.

Words near nag screen in the dictionary

  1. Nafziger
  2. Nafzigers
  3. nag
  4. nag champa
  5. Nag Hammadi
  6. nag screen
  7. nag screens
  8. Nag-iba I
  9. Nag-iba II
  10. Nag-uma
  11. naga

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