edgeware

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noun

Computer software that is noticeably cutting-edge, that is, significantly innovative.

OriginMiddle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru →
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Meanings

edgeware1

nounedgeware (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingComputer software that is noticeably cutting-edge, that is, significantly innovative.

edgeware2

nounedgeware (countable and uncountable, plural edgewares)

plural edgewares

  1. countableuncountableceramicsPottery vessels with decorated rims.

Origin

edgeware · noun

From edge + -ware (“software”).

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edgeware · noun

  1. Englishedge
  2. Proto-Germanic*warō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  4. Old Englishwaru
  5. Middle Englishware
  6. Englishedgeware

From edge + -ware (“items”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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