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-ware

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-ware  
suff.  

  1. Articles of the same general kind, made of a specified material, or used in a specific application: hardware; silverware.

  2. Software: groupware; shareware.


[From ware1. Sense 2, from (soft)ware.]
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Science Dictionary
-ware  
A suffix that means "software," as in shareware.
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Computing Dictionary

-ware
["software"] Commonly used to form terms for classes of software. For examples, see careware, crippleware, crudware, freeware, fritterware, guiltware, liveware, meatware, payware, psychedelicware, shareware, shelfware, vaporware, wetware.
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