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shareware

noun share·ware \-ˌwer\

: computer software that you can try for free for a certain period of time before choosing whether or not to buy it

Full Definition of SHAREWARE

:  software with usually limited capability or incomplete documentation which is available for trial use at little or no cost but which can be upgraded upon payment of a fee to the author
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First Known Use of SHAREWARE

1983

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