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beerware — (BEER.wayr) n. Software in which the purchase price is to buy the developer a beer, drink a beer in the developer s name, or send the developer a case of beer. Also: BeerWare, beer ware. Example Citation: Computer coders, meet Coolform, a program … New words
careware — (CAYR.wayr) n. Computer software in which the only price is to do a good deed or donate something to charity. Example Citation: Do you need to design a Web site? Microsoft s FrontPage is a very capable program, but the 2002 version lists for $… … New words
coasterware — n. Software so bad or useless that it never gets installed. Example Citation: Its marketing plan has changed several times, and one analyst who is a SoftKey fan calls its products coasterware, because if you don t like the actual software you can … New words
fritterware — n. Feature laden software that seduces people into spending inordinate amounts of time tweaking various options for only marginal gains in productivity. Example Citation: Even without a modem, the computer offers vast possibilities for… … New words
herdware — n. Computer software that tracks cattle herds. Example Citation: And with mad cow disease still in the international news, herdware software for tracing cattle has entered parlance. Robert Uhlig, Chicago Sun Times Related Words: beerware careware … New words
missionware — n. Products such as pens, coffee mugs, and T shirts that are handed out to employees and that include the company s logo, motto, or mission statement. Example Citation: How do you like being a walking advertisement for your employer? For those… … New words
shovelware — n. Content from an existing medium (such as a newspaper or book) that has been dumped wholesale into another medium (such as a CD ROM or the Web). Also: shovel ware. Example Citation: David Pogue, who has written two books about computers and is… … New words
slideware — (SLYD.wayr) n. A much hyped software product that currently exists only as a series of slides in a sales or marketing presentation. Example Citation: All this may sound like a description of slideware those glowing overhead presentations given by … New words
treeware — (TREE.wayr) n. Books, newspapers, magazines, and other print material. Example Citation: Time Inc. spent $ 1 billion in paper, printing, postage, and distribution costs last year, so you can imagine why publishers are salivating about e… … New words
