shareware

Share and enjoy! | = S = | sharing violation

shareware /sheir'weir/ n.

A kind of freeware (sense 1) for which the author requests some payment, usually in the accompanying documentation files or in an announcement made by the software itself. Such payment may or may not buy additional support or functionality. See also careware, charityware, crippleware, FRS, guiltware, postcardware, and -ware; compare payware.

Share and enjoy! | = S = | sharing violation