adware
English
noun
Definitions
- (computing) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.
Etymology
Affix from English ad (short for advert advertisement, toward).
Origin
English
ad
Gloss
short for advert advertisement, toward
Kanji
向
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Adpocalypse English
- ad English
- adblocker English
- adblocking English
- adbot English
- adfolk English
- adland English
- adless English
- adlet English
- admail English
- adman English
- admass English
- adpaper English
- adperson English
- adspeak English
- adwoman English
- adware Spanish, Castilian
- adware Czech
- 애드웨어 Korean