abandonware

English

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Etymology

abandon +‎ -ware

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

abandonware ‎(uncountable)

1. (computing, chiefly video games): A software product, especially a video game, whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

Related terms

Related terms

abandon adware annoyware baitware bloatware blogware cardware careware censorware charityware courseware crapware crippleware crudware cyberware demoware donationware dreamware

emailware fatware firmware foistware freeware fritterware funware gameware greenware groupware guiltware hassleware helpware hijackware liveware malware meatware middleware

malware nagware otherware parasiteware payware postcardware prayerware ransomware scareware scumware shareware shelfware shitware spyware teachware trialware vaporware wetware

Translations

software which has been abandoned by its developer

• Dutch: abandonware m
• French: abandogiciel (fr) m

• Icelandic: eftirlegubúnaður m
• Romanian: produs abandonat n, software abandonat n

See also

• free software
• public domain
• announcementware
• vaporware