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

[From ware¹. Sense 2, from (soft)ware.]

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Language Translation for : -ware

Spanish:

artículos de (plata, *cristal),

German:

die …-ware,

Japanese:

－製品

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-ware
A suffix that means "software," as in shareware.

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-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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Ware Shoals, SC (town, FIPS 74680) Location: 34.39011 N, 82.24423 W
Population (1990): 2497 (1122 housing units)
Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29692

Ware County, GA (county, FIPS 299) Location: 31.05156 N, 82.42208 W
Population (1990): 35471 (14628 housing units)
Area: 2337.7 sq km (land), 10.4 sq km (water)

Ware, MA (CDP, FIPS 72845) Location: 42.25319 N, 72.24547 W
Population (1990): 6533 (2849 housing units)
Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 01082

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