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Shareware

Shareware is proprietary software that is initially shared by the owner for trial use at little or no cost. Often the software has limited functionality or incomplete documentation until the user sends payment to the owner. Shareware is often offered as a download from a website. Shareware differs from freeware, which is fully-featured software…

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Shareware

Nodes110
Edges109
Triples112
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018182
Components1

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Shareware

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related to history · 27
Shareware → About, Andrew Fluegelman, Appearing, April, Bob Wallace, Button, Fluegelman, Freeware, Horizon, IBM PC, If, In, Jerry Pournelle, Jim, Knopf, KQED, Nelson Ford, Not, PC-File, PC-Talk
related to Industry standards and technologies · 21
Shareware → Code, DIZ, DynamicPAD, FILE ID, GPL, However, Microsoft Windows, PAD, PAD XML, PAD-enabled, PHP, Portable Application Description, RoboSoft, Rudenko Software, Several, The, This, Versions, Windows, Windows XP Service Pack
related to Postcardware · 19
Shareware → Aaron Giles, An, Ancient Domains, Another, Bump, Caledos Automatic Wallpaper Changer, Cardware, Dual Module Player, Empathy, Exifer, JPEGView, Jump, Laravel, Linux, Mystery, Orbitron, Postcardware, Spatie, The
related to Games · 14
Shareware → Ambrosia Software, Ambrosia's Escape Velocity, Apogee, Apogee Software, Epic Games, Epic MegaGames, In, It, Kroz, Realms, Software, Sometimes, While, With
related to Nagware · 5
Shareware → It, Nagware, Some, These, Unlicensed
related to Adware · 3
Shareware → Adware, During, The
related to Registration · 3
Shareware → If, Simply, Some

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software user program users may game use freeware author would often payment postcardware used popular license games trialware application freemium

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
softwareinstance oftypically digital offerings0.80text
contentinstance oftypically digital offerings0.80text
gamesinstance oftypically digital offerings0.80text
web services or othersinstance oftypically digital offerings0.80text
printing or the ability to save files disabledinstance ofwhich governs the installation of the software.CripplewareCrippleware has vital program features0.80text
or unwanted features like watermarks on screencastinginstance ofwhich governs the installation of the software.CripplewareCrippleware has vital program features0.80text
video editing software enabledinstance ofwhich governs the installation of the software.CripplewareCrippleware has vital program features0.80text
until the user buys the softwareinstance ofwhich governs the installation of the software.CripplewareCrippleware has vital program features0.80text
printing or the ability to save files disabledinstance ofCripplewareCrippleware has vital program features0.80text
or unwanted features like watermarks on screencastinginstance ofCripplewareCrippleware has vital program features0.80text
video editing software enabledinstance ofCripplewareCrippleware has vital program features0.80text
until the user buys the softwareinstance ofCripplewareCrippleware has vital program features0.80text

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