English

Etymology

bait + -ware

Noun

Singular baitware

Plural uncountable

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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