Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Software that is available for free, usually over the Internet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun computing
Complete andfunctional software that does not requirepayment or othercompensation (such as nags or advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun software that is provided without charge
Etymologies
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Examples
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Map Generator – this freeware is great for mapping out cities or towns for your stories.
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Map Generator – this freeware is great for mapping out cities or towns for your stories.
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3D Realms has made this title freeware though, so it can be worth a look if the side scrollers of yesterday pique your interest.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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3D Realms has made this title freeware though, so it can be worth a look if the side scrollers of yesterday pique your interest.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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When it comes to working with graphical files, there are many good apps you can turn to and the majority of them can be found as freeware, which is a great quality.
Softpedia - Windows - All Olivian Puha 2010
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When it comes to working with graphical files, there are many good apps you can turn to and the majority of them can be found as freeware, which is a great quality.
Softpedia - Windows - All Olivian Puha 2010
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OmniGrowl is more closely called freeware since as I say you don't have to pay.
MacUpdate - Mac OS X 2009
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After finding out the freeware is your holy grail of software, I now understand how you failed on this one.
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After finding out the freeware is your holy grail of software, I now understand how you failed on this one.
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Besides, SQLBackupAndFTP Free is freeware, which is free from any spyware.
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