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shareware

shareware noun: a type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.

Noun

shareware (uncountable)

  1. A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.

shareware meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

shareware in Tamil

பகிர்பொருள்

shareware in Malay

type of software
perisian kongsi

shareware in Indonesian

type of software
peranti kongsi

Origin of shareware

From share + -ware. Popularized by Bob Wallace

Questions about shareware

What does shareware mean?
Shareware means a type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.
What is shareware in Tamil?
Shareware in Tamil is பகிர்பொருள். See Shareware meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shareware?
Shareware is a noun.

Words near shareware in the dictionary

  1. sharesies
  2. sharesman
  3. sharesmen
  4. sharest
  5. shareth
  6. shareware
  7. sharewort
  8. shareworthy
  9. Shargo
  10. Sharhorod
  11. shari

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: shareware (page history and authors); shareware (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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