bookware

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noun

Software that is published in, or distributed with, a book.

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Meanings

nounbookware (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingSoftware that is published in, or distributed with, a book.

    The problem with bookware is that it quickly gets out of date.

    1995, Craig Hunt, Networking personal computers with TCP/IP
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    This was especially true of BASIC program anthologies, a particularly important area of bookware for TI owners.

    1984, Michael Nicita, Ronald Petrusha, The reader's guide to microcomputer books

    The suite of bookware applications on the companion CD-ROM for this book illustrates a group of applications that use a common collection of DLLs.

    1996, Steve Rimmer, Windows and OS/2 bitmapped graphics

Origin

From book + -ware.

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APA

bookware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookware

MLA

“bookware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookware.

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