free software
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Software that can be freely copied, redistributed and modified, including source code; software that is libre.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[Richard Stallman's] work inspired many others to contribute free software under the GPL."
- "Simply put, Free Software is software that you can use, modify, and share with virtually no restrictions. Although it's often distributed free of charge—occasionally referred to as “free as in beer”—Free Software is not to be confused with “freeware.”"
- "At the very least, good free software can reduce the total cost of entering the microworld. But it may also enable you to equip your system with more memory, more power, and more peripherals than you could afford if you had to sink hundreds of dollars into commercial programs."