-ware
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Words that end in "-ware" seem to fall into different categories:
- computing terms, especially the various manifestations of software, classified mainly according to their method of distribution, such as freeware or shareware
- types of products named after their constituent materials (such as glassware or copperware), this and the following usage comes from the word ware meaning manufactured goods such those stored in a warehouse
- general groupings of items available for sale or use (such as giftware or non-computer hardware). One should not confuse these with similar retail groupings which use the separate suffix "-wear" such as menswear, childrenswear or sleepwear.
[edit] List of examples
Examples include:
- Abandonware
- Adware
- Basketware
- Be-ware
- Beerware
- Bloatware
- Careware
- Chinaware
- Copperware
- Corningware
- Crippleware
- Cyberware
- Donationware
- Drinkware
- Earthenware
- Firmware
- Flatware
- Freeware
- Giftware
- Glassware
- Guiltware
- Hardware
- Ironware
- Kitchenware
- Malware
- Metalware
- Middleware
- Nagware
- Netware
- Otherware
- Payware
- Postcardware
- Ransomware
- Scareware
- Software
- Shareware
- Silverware
- Spyware
- Stemware
- Stoneware
- Tableware
- Tupperware
- Vaporware
- Wetware
