freeware

Free software available on the Internet for downloading. It is used and redistributed at no cost to the user. Shareware, on the other hand, requires that you pay a registration fee after a certain amount of time.

There are a lot of great freeware products on the Internet. Many are as good as, or even better than, their commercial alternatives. As of May 18, 2005 here are "The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities" as rated by Tech Support Alert - check it out!

See also : shareware  
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon

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