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vaporware

English

Alternative forms

  • vapourware (British, Commonwealth)

Etymology

From vapor +? -ware.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ve?.p?.w??(?)/
  • (US) enPR: v??p?rwâr, IPA(key): /?ve?p?w??/

Noun

vaporware (uncountable)

  1. (computing) An advertised product, often computer software, whose launch has not happened yet and might not ever happen.

Translations

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 (computing, chiefly video games) A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • free software
  • public domain
  • announcementware
  • vaporware

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