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shareware


share·ware

noun \-ˌwer\

Definition of SHAREWARE

: software with usually limited capability or incomplete documentation which is available for trial use at little or no cost but which can be upgraded upon payment of a fee to the author

First Known Use of SHAREWARE

1983

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