adware

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English

Etymology

From ad +‎ -ware.

Pronunciation

Noun

adware (uncountable)

1. (computing) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.

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See also

• free software
• open-source software
• public domain software

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English adware.

Noun

adware m inan

1. (computing) adware

   Synonyms: reklamní program, reklamní software

Declension

Further reading

• adware on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^cs

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English adware.

Pronunciation

Noun

adware m (plural adwares)

1. (computing) adware (software application that displays advertisements)

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English adware. According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈadweɾ/ [ˈa.ð̞weɾ]
• Rhymes: -adweɾ

Noun

adware m (plural adwares)

1. adware

   Synonyms: programa publicitario, software publicitario