different between firmware vs abandonware

English

Etymology

From firm +? -ware, coined in a 1967 article as an intermediary term between hardware and software.

Noun

firmware (uncountable)

1. (computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
2. Software intended for such embedded computer applications.

Descendants

• ? Amharic: ????? (färm?wer)
• ? German: Firmware
• ? Spanish: firmware

Translations

Further reading

• firmware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “firmware”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

References

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fø?m?eø/, [?fø??m?e?ø?]
• IPA^(key): /?førm?er/, [?fø?rm?e?r]
• IPA^(key): /?firm??re/, [?firm??re?]

Noun

firmware

1. (computing) firmware

Declension

The inflection of this word is problematic. Joukahainen puts it in nalle-category, but it would really require Finnicized pronunciation: /?firm???re?/. As most people tend to pronounce the word more or less like in English, it should rather be of risti-type. It's probably advisable to avoid using the inflected forms in writing and use the provided Finnish synonyms instead.

Synonyms

• laiteohjelmisto
• laiteohjelma (program)
• sulautettu ohjelma (program)
• firmis (slang)

Italian

Noun

firmware m (plural firmware)

1. (computing) firmware (software closely tied to the hardware on which it runs)

Further reading

• firmware in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Noun

firmware m (plural firmwares)

1. (computing) firmware (software closely tied to the hardware on which it runs)

Spanish

Noun

firmware m (plural firmwares)

1. firmware

English

Etymology

From abandon +? -ware.

Pronunciation

Noun

abandonware (countable and uncountable, plural abandonwares)

1. (computing, chiefly video games) A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• free software
• public domain
• announcementware
• vaporware