guiltware

Questions

What does guiltware mean?

Software that attempts to convince the user to fulfil some obligation (such as registration or donation to a charity) by eliciting feelings of guilt.

Where does guiltware come from?

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gulti? Old English gylt Middle English gilt English guilt Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English guiltware From guilt + -ware.

How to pronounce guiltware

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