freeware

== English == === Etymology === From free +‎ -ware, a contraction of software; Coined by Andrew Fluegelman. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːˌwɛə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːˌwɛɹ/ === Noun === freeware (uncountable) (software) Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as viewing advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code. Coordinate terms: payware, shareware ==== Derived terms ==== non-freeware ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English freeware. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfri.wɛr/ Rhymes: -iwɛr Syllabification: free‧ware === Noun === freeware m inan (related adjective freeware'owy) (software) freeware (complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as viewing advertising) for its use; it may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code) Hypernym: software ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “freeware”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) freeware in PWN's encyclopedia == Spanish == === Noun === freeware m (plural freewares) freeware