-ware


a combining form extracted from software, occurring as the final element in words that refer to a specified kind or cl-ss of software: spyware;
shareware.
see also ware1 (def 2).
-ware
a suffix that means “software,” as in shareware.

[“software”] commonly used to form terms for cl-sses of software. for examples, see careware, crippleware, crudware, freeware, fritterware, guiltware, liveware, meatware, payware, psychedelicware, shareware, shelfware, vaporware, wetware.
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