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Meaning of "adware" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADWARE

adware  [ˈædˌwɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADWARE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adware is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADWARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Adware

Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically renders advertisements in order to generate revenue for its author. The advertisements may be in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. The functions may be designed to analyze which Internet sites the user visits and to present advertising pertinent to the types of goods or services featured there. The term is sometimes used to refer to software that displays unwanted advertisements.

Definition of adware in the English dictionary

The definition of adware in the dictionary is a type of computer software that collects information about a user's browsing patterns in order to display relevant advertisements in his or her Web browser. Other definition of adware is computer software that is given to a user with advertisements already embedded.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADWARE


anywhere
ˈɛnɪˌwɛə
Delaware
ˈdɛləˌwɛə
everywhere
ˈɛvrɪˌwɛə
firmware
ˈfɜːmˌwɛə
footwear
ˈfʊtˌwɛə
freeware
ˈfriːˌwɛə
glassware
ˈɡlɑːsˌwɛə
hardware
ˈhɑːdˌwɛə
menswear
ˈmɛnzˌwɛə
nowhere
ˈnəʊˌwɛə
redware
ˈrɛdˌwɛə
shareware
ˈʃɛəˌwɛə
sleepwear
ˈsliːpˌwɛə
software
ˈsɒftˌwɛə
somewhere
ˈsʌmˌwɛə
sportswear
ˈspɔːtsˌwɛə
spyware
ˈspaɪˌwɛə
swimwear
ˈswɪmˌwɛə
tableware
ˈteɪbəlˌwɛə
underwear
ˈʌndəˌwɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADWARE

advocation
advocative
advocator
advocatory
advocatus diaboli
advoutrer
advoutry
advowson
advt
adward
adwoman
Adygea
Adygei
Adygei Republic
Adyghe
adynamia
adynamic
adyta
adytum
adz

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADWARE

application software
aware
bakeware
barware
beware
brassware
cookware
dinnerware
flatware
giftware
homeware
malware
middleware
silverware
stemware
stoneware
Tupperware
unaware
ware
well-aware

Synonyms and antonyms of adware in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adware» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADWARE

Find out the translation of adware to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adware from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adware» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

广告
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adware
570 millions of speakers

English

adware
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एडवेयर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ادواري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рекламное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adware
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাডওয়্যারের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adware
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adware
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adware
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アドウェア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애드웨어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adware
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phần mềm quảng cáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆட்வேர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इतर त्रासदायक प्रोग्राम्स यांना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adware
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adware
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

adware
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рекламне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adware
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

adware
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adware
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reklamprogram
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adware
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adware

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADWARE»

The term «adware» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADWARE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adware» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adware» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adware

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADWARE»

Discover the use of adware in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adware and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Spyware and Adware
This is the first technical book exclusively focused on spyware/adware.
John Aycock, 2010
2
Free Adware Spyware
Chapter 3: Adware Removal: How can it be done? Is the term adware new to you ? For the technically proficient people, such term may not be entirely new to them. But for those who are intrigued by the term, it is now high time that you brace ...
Lenoard C. Brzozowski
3
Adware: With This Ultimate Protection Guide Against Adware ...
Chapter 3: Choosing the Best anti-adware Software Chapter 4: The Difference of Adware, Spyware and Anti-virus Chapter 5: The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker Chapter 6: Awareness in Installing Some Types of Software Chapter 7: ...
Ronald Coleman
4
Adware Removal
The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker Awareness in Installing Some Types of Software Combating Computer Espionage Adware and Spyware Such a Pain To Remove the Worse You Need the Best (best free spyware adware removal) ...
Eloy J. Crespo
5
Spyware Adware
Adware is primarily oriented to be advertising supported. The users of the software are also offered choices of whether or not to pay for the licensed or registered copies so as to do away with all those popping up advertisements. Apart from all ...
Barbara A. Johnson
6
Battle Against Adware And Spyware: Protect Your Computer ...
Protect Your Computer From Adware And Spyware Threats With This Definitive Guide That Will Teach You The Best Anti Adware And Spyware Removal Programs For Optimal Computer Security And Performance Stanley E. Archuleta  ...
Stanley E. Archuleta, 2014
7
Spyware Workshop: Monitoring Software On Your Personal ...
Workshop panelists and commenters stated a range of views as to whether and when adware should be classified as spyware. Some panelists argued that adware is spyware if users have not received clear notice about what the software will ...
8
Rootkits, Spyware/Adware, Keyloggers and Backdoors: ...
Covering the wide range of technologies implemented by contemporary malware programs such as rootkits, keyloggers, spyware, adware, back doors, and network and mail worms, this practical guide for system administrators and experienced users ...
Oleg Zaytsev, 2006
9
PC Mag
A Future Without Adware? Prosecutors ano' consumer advocates are on the attack against adware. /s a future W/triout o'ecept/ve ao' software atta/nab/e? AD AFFILIATES Place a certain number of ads per month to fulfill agencies' requests.
10
PC Mag
Installation of the adware at start—up is optional, and LimeWire still functions if you remove it or choose not to install it. Yes. When all spyware is removed, launching Morpheus gets the along with an offer to reinstall. But the program functions ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADWARE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adware is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to remove Delta-Homes from your PC
Certain malware and adware remover tools will help you remove the infection, but there is a manual process which must be completed first. «MyBroadband, Jul 15»
2
GEEK TO ME: Questions from the Geekspeak
It leaves little traces, and adware fragments behind, that will occasionally nag you to go and download McAfee again. McAfee even makes a ... «Odessa American, Jul 15»
3
Aquaman Will Wreck Your Stuff! DC's Sea King Is The “Most Toxic …
The company calculated the percentage of spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware that resulted from clicking on a related ... «Science Fiction, Jul 15»
4
Symantec to split into two publicly traded companies
It's a misnomer today to even think of security simplistically as anti-virus – its more about dangerous downloads - malware, adware, spyware, ... «iTWire, Jul 15»
5
NETWORK SECURITY Samsung Disables Windows Update on PCs …
... Lenovo's troubles earlier this year after its notebooks were found to include security-compromising, pre-loaded adware called Superfish. «Top Tech News, Jul 15»
6
AlomWare Reset 2.12
We're not sure if it's worth the money - especially as you could achieve similar results with a batch file - but there's no adware in the trial build, ... «PC Advisor, Jul 15»
7
Avira wins case upholding its right to block adware
Freemium.com downloads included a number of unwanted extras in the form of browser toolbars, free trial applications, adware, and other ... «BetaNews, Jun 15»
8
91% of OutBrowse, MultiPlug Adware/Spyware Attacks Come from …
Users seeking pirated products are bound to get more than the free stuff they expect as adware operators often disguise their products as ... «Softpedia News, Jun 15»
9
Java updater dumps Ask toolbar adware, replaces it with Yahoo …
You also know that you've had to be extremely careful if you wanted to avoid installing the Ask toolbar adware that's been bundled with it for ... «ZDNet, Jun 15»
10
Delete Adware Advertising Pop-ups
Adware is often installed through free programs. Very often it is not clearly specified that the program will install adware, only under the conditions of use that few ... «CCM, Jun 15»

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