abandonware

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aban·don·ware | \ ə-ˈban-dən-ˌwer

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: software that is no longer sold or supported by its creator … thousands of private collectors post source code online for so-called abandonware—games that no longer are published or supported by the companies that created them.— Clay Risen

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