ware

n : articles of the same kind or material; usually used in

combination: silverware; software

v 1: spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" [syn: {consume},

{squander}, {waste}]

2: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties" [syn: {shirk}]

["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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