Definition of abandonware in English:

abandonware

nounəˈbandənwɛːəˈbandənˌwer

mass noun

Computer software that is no longer distributed or supported by the developer or copyright holder.
those who illegally distribute abandonware on the Web see themselves as archivists who are helping save old computer programs for posterity
Example sentencesExamples
- Everything has to be absolutely above-board, so emulators and even abandonware are out of the question, alas.
- Filling the ranks of Abandonware are classic games that everyone played, so companies made a mint off them, but weren't released for copyright-free distribution.
- Some developers willingly release their older software titles into the public domain making them legally Abandonware but a large number of titles labelled as such are not technically free for public access.
- There are many warez sites which want to hide behind the cover of abandonware.
- In the case of Abandonware, if it can be proven that a company knew their products were being illegally distributed but did nothing about it then the copyright over that particular licence can be lost.
- Many popular abandonware sites have subsequently been abandoned.
- A few examples are Abandonware, MP3 downloads, warez and their kind.
- Abandonware justifies itself by preserving gaming history in a 'living' way.
- Living in the shadows of quasi-legality, abandonware, programs once commercially sold now absent from store shelves, are popular on the Net.
- There are also open-source projects that have become "abandonware" due to loss of interest by the parties that started them, and no one yet picking up the torch.
- "There's basically no such thing as 'abandonware' and it's illegal to offer those games for download," he says.
- The creators of software have control over their creations by means of copyright and trademarks; users of warez and abandonware sidestep that control for their own ends.

Definition of abandonware in US English:

abandonware

nounəˈbandənˌwer

Computer software that is no longer distributed or supported by the developer or copyright holder.
those who illegally distribute abandonware on the Web see themselves as archivists who are helping save old computer programs for posterity
Example sentencesExamples
- "There's basically no such thing as 'abandonware' and it's illegal to offer those games for download," he says.
- In the case of Abandonware, if it can be proven that a company knew their products were being illegally distributed but did nothing about it then the copyright over that particular licence can be lost.
- The creators of software have control over their creations by means of copyright and trademarks; users of warez and abandonware sidestep that control for their own ends.
- There are also open-source projects that have become "abandonware" due to loss of interest by the parties that started them, and no one yet picking up the torch.
- Some developers willingly release their older software titles into the public domain making them legally Abandonware but a large number of titles labelled as such are not technically free for public access.
- Many popular abandonware sites have subsequently been abandoned.
- There are many warez sites which want to hide behind the cover of abandonware.
- Everything has to be absolutely above-board, so emulators and even abandonware are out of the question, alas.
- A few examples are Abandonware, MP3 downloads, warez and their kind.
- Abandonware justifies itself by preserving gaming history in a 'living' way.
- Filling the ranks of Abandonware are classic games that everyone played, so companies made a mint off them, but weren't released for copyright-free distribution.
- Living in the shadows of quasi-legality, abandonware, programs once commercially sold now absent from store shelves, are popular on the Net.

词汇	abandonware
释义	Definition of abandonware in English: abandonware nounəˈbandənwɛːəˈbandənˌwer mass noun Computer software that is no longer distributed or supported by the developer or copyright holder. those who illegally distribute abandonware on the Web see themselves as archivists who are helping save old computer programs for posterity Example sentencesExamples Everything has to be absolutely above-board, so emulators and even abandonware are out of the question, alas. Filling the ranks of Abandonware are classic games that everyone played, so companies made a mint off them, but weren't released for copyright-free distribution. Some developers willingly release their older software titles into the public domain making them legally Abandonware but a large number of titles labelled as such are not technically free for public access. There are many warez sites which want to hide behind the cover of abandonware. In the case of Abandonware, if it can be proven that a company knew their products were being illegally distributed but did nothing about it then the copyright over that particular licence can be lost. Many popular abandonware sites have subsequently been abandoned. A few examples are Abandonware, MP3 downloads, warez and their kind. Abandonware justifies itself by preserving gaming history in a 'living' way. Living in the shadows of quasi-legality, abandonware, programs once commercially sold now absent from store shelves, are popular on the Net. There are also open-source projects that have become "abandonware" due to loss of interest by the parties that started them, and no one yet picking up the torch. "There's basically no such thing as 'abandonware' and it's illegal to offer those games for download," he says. The creators of software have control over their creations by means of copyright and trademarks; users of warez and abandonware sidestep that control for their own ends. Definition of abandonware in US English: abandonware nounəˈbandənˌwer Computer software that is no longer distributed or supported by the developer or copyright holder. those who illegally distribute abandonware on the Web see themselves as archivists who are helping save old computer programs for posterity Example sentencesExamples "There's basically no such thing as 'abandonware' and it's illegal to offer those games for download," he says. In the case of Abandonware, if it can be proven that a company knew their products were being illegally distributed but did nothing about it then the copyright over that particular licence can be lost. The creators of software have control over their creations by means of copyright and trademarks; users of warez and abandonware sidestep that control for their own ends. There are also open-source projects that have become "abandonware" due to loss of interest by the parties that started them, and no one yet picking up the torch. Some developers willingly release their older software titles into the public domain making them legally Abandonware but a large number of titles labelled as such are not technically free for public access. Many popular abandonware sites have subsequently been abandoned. There are many warez sites which want to hide behind the cover of abandonware. Everything has to be absolutely above-board, so emulators and even abandonware are out of the question, alas. A few examples are Abandonware, MP3 downloads, warez and their kind. Abandonware justifies itself by preserving gaming history in a 'living' way. Filling the ranks of Abandonware are classic games that everyone played, so companies made a mint off them, but weren't released for copyright-free distribution. Living in the shadows of quasi-legality, abandonware, programs once commercially sold now absent from store shelves, are popular on the Net.
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