shareware

noun
🔊/ˈʃeəweə(r)/
🔊/ˈʃerwer/
[uncountable] (computing计算机)
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  1. computer software (= programs, etc.) that is available free for a user to test, after which they must pay if they wish to continue using it 共享软件(供买前试用)compare freewareTopics Computersc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShareware is used before these nouns:
    • program
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