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单词 warez
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Definition of warez in English:

warez

plural noun wɛːzwɛrz
Computing informal
  • Software that has been illegally copied and made available.

    if anyone is making money from selling warez, they could be prosecuted
    as modifier warez sites
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As it is, people download warez versions of games because the prices are ridiculous.
    • The Business Software Alliance shut down 118 UK warez (pirate software) sites between January and September 2001.
    • Usenet sites that exist solely for the swapping of copyrighted movies and software (so-called warez sites) have existed for ten years with nary a peep from the establishment.
    • Frequently it is used in warez (illegally copied software), but obviously not limited to that.

Origin

1990s: respelling of wares.

 
 

Definition of warez in US English:

warez

plural nounwɛrzwerz
Computing informal
  • Software that has been illegally copied and made available.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Usenet sites that exist solely for the swapping of copyrighted movies and software (so-called warez sites) have existed for ten years with nary a peep from the establishment.
    • As it is, people download warez versions of games because the prices are ridiculous.
    • The Business Software Alliance shut down 118 UK warez (pirate software) sites between January and September 2001.
    • Frequently it is used in warez (illegally copied software), but obviously not limited to that.

Origin

1990s: respelling of wares.

 
 
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