baitware

baitware

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English bait
Proto-West Germanic *samftī
Old English sōfte
Middle English softe
English soft
Proto-Germanic *warō
Proto-West Germanic *waru
Old English waru
Middle English ware
English -ware
English softwarebf.
English -ware
English baitware

    From bait + -ware.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    baitware (uncountable)

    1. (computing) Freeware of deliberately poor quality with some, but generally not all, of the features of a software application, intended to entice those who download the freeware to buy the complete application.
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