linkware

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noun

Digital materials that can be used for free on the condition that the user links back to the creator's web site.

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Meanings

nounlinkware (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingDigital materials that can be used for free on the condition that the user links back to the creator's web site.

    Most of these graphics are linkware—they are free to use as long as you set up a link that points back to the owner's site: […]

    2004, Cyndi Howells, Planting Your Family Tree Online

Origin

From link + -ware.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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