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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>annoyware</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../A.html" title="A"/><link rel="previous" href="annoybot.html" title="annoybot"/><link rel="next" href="ANSI-standard.html" title="ANSI standard"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">annoyware</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="annoybot.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">A</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ANSI-standard.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="annoyware"/><dt xmlns="" id="annoyware"><b>annoyware</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> A type of <a href="../S/shareware.html"><i class="glossterm">shareware</i></a> that frequently disrupts
normal program operation to display requests for payment to the author in
return for the ability to disable the request messages. (Also called
<span class="firstterm">nagware</span>) The requests generally
require user action to acknowledge the message before normal operation is
resumed and are often tied to the most frequently used features of the
software. See also <a href="../C/careware.html"><i class="glossterm">careware</i></a>,
<a href="../C/charityware.html"><i class="glossterm">charityware</i></a>, <a href="../C/crippleware.html"><i class="glossterm">crippleware</i></a>,
<a href="../F/freeware.html"><i class="glossterm">freeware</i></a>, <a href="../F/FRS.html"><i class="glossterm">FRS</i></a>,
<a href="../G/guiltware.html"><i class="glossterm">guiltware</i></a>, <a href="../P/postcardware.html"><i class="glossterm">postcardware</i></a>, and
<a href="../W/suffix-ware.html"><i class="glossterm">-ware</i></a>; compare
<a href="../P/payware.html"><i class="glossterm">payware</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="annoybot.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../A.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ANSI-standard.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">annoybot </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> ANSI standard</td></tr></table></div></body></html>