different between ransomware vs abandonware

English

Etymology

From ransom +? -ware.

Noun

ransomware (uncountable)

1. (computing) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.

   Hypernym: malware

   Hyponyms: cryptolocker, cryptovirus

   • 2008, Markus Jakobsson, Zulfikar Ramzan, Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses, p. 375:

     The amount of money generated by ransomware schemes would appear to be quite small given their lack of popularity and the asking price in ransom notes […]
2. (computing, derogatory) Software that is released as open source only in exchange for payment.
   • 2013, Mano Paul, Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CSSLP CBK, Second Edition, page 622:

     [I]n some situations, the source code of COTS may be escrowed and released under a free software or open source license when the original developer (or supplier) no longer continues to develop that software or if stipulated fundraising conditions are met. This model is referred to as the ransom model of software publishing and the software is known as ransomware.

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Further reading

• ransomware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English ransomware.

Noun

ransomware m

1. (computing) ransomware

Declension

Synonyms

• vyd?ra?ský program
• vyd?ra?ský software

Further reading

• ransomware on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^cs

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English ransomware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?n.s?m????r/, [???n.s?m?w???]
• Hyphenation: ran?som?ware

Noun

ransomware m (uncountable)

1. ransomware

   Synonym: gijzelsoftware

Spanish

Noun

ransomware m (uncountable)

1. ransomware

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 (computing, chiefly video games) A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

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See also

• free software
• public domain
• announcementware
• vaporware