freeware

[free-wair]

noun

1. computer software distributed without charge.

freeware

/ ˈfriːˌwɛə /

noun

1. computer software that may be distributed and used without payment

freeware

1. Software that is available to users for free. Freeware is often made available for downloading over the Internet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freeware¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

In early March, Smirnova shared a statement about her thoughts on the Russia-Ukraine war on Telegram – a freeware instant messaging system where posts can be shared with the public.

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The game arrived in 2013 as a freeware project authored by a Swedish IT professional named Anton Wallén, right as Google was working to fill in the gaps to worldwide camera coverage.

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Here’s the caveat: If you weren’t actively looking for a particular program, do NOT download freeware you find on the internet.

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It doesn’t help that Facebook’s first tests look like flat banner ads from a website or freeware game.

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“I found an Internet forum of people who were doing freeware games, where you make a game and give it for free on the Internet,” Robinson Swink says.

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