| 释义 |
warez /wɛːz /plural noun Computing, informalSoftware that has been illegally copied and made available: if anyone is making money from selling warez, they could be prosecuted [as modifier]: warez sites...- Frequently it is used in warez (illegally copied software), but obviously not limited to that.
- 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.
Origin 1990s: respelling of wares. |