different between scareware vs abandonware

scareware

English

Etymology

From scare +? -ware.

Noun

scareware (uncountable)

  1. (computing, informal) Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection.
    Hypernym: malware

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abandonware

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 (computing, chiefly video games) A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.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

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