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pirateware

pirateware noun: pirated software.

Noun

pirateware (uncountable)

  1. Pirated software.
    • Viruses may creep into your system if you download files from a bulletin board or communications service or if you install freeware, shareware, pirateware, or some other type of alternative software.1992, Peter Norton, Judi N. Fernandez, Ruth Ashley, Peter Norton's Advanced DOS 5 Guide, page 270

Origin of pirateware

From pirate + -ware.

Questions about pirateware

What does pirateware mean?
Pirateware means pirated software.
What part of speech is pirateware?
Pirateware is a noun.

Words near pirateware in the dictionary

  1. pirates
  2. pirateship
  3. pirateships
  4. piratess
  5. piratesses
  6. pirateware
  7. piratey
  8. piratic
  9. piratical
  10. piratically
  11. pirating

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