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Software that can be freely copied, redistributed and modified, including source code; software that is libre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: libre software, libreware, freedomware
Antonyms: proprietary software, non-free software
Any software that is free of charge, such as freeware.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: freeware
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
بَرْمَجِيَّات حُرَّة
(barmajiyyāt ḥurra)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Bulgarian:
свобо́ден со́фтуер
(svobóden sóftuer)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Catalan:
programari lliure
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Chinese Mandarin:
自由軟件 /自由软件
(zìyóu ruǎnjiàn)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Chinese Mandarin:
自由軟體 /自由软体
(zìyóu ruǎntǐ)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Dutch:
vrije software
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Esperanto:
libera programaro
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Finnish:
vapaa ohjelmisto
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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French:
logiciel libre
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Georgian:
თავისუფალი პროგრამა
(tavisupali ṗrograma)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Georgian:
თავისუფალი პროგრამული უზრუნველყოფა
(tavisupali ṗrogramuli uzrunvelq̇opa)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Georgian:
თავისუფალი სოფტი
(tavisupali sopṭi)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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German:
freie Software
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Greek:
ελεύθερο λογισμικό
(eléfthero logismikó)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Hebrew:
תכנה חופשית
(tokhna khofshit)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Hungarian:
szabad szoftver
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Indonesian:
peranti bebas
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Italian:
software libero
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Japanese:
フリーソフトウェア
(furī sofutowea)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Japanese:
自由ソフトウェア
(jiyū sofutowea)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Korean:
자유 소프트웨어
(jayu sopeuteuweeo)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Latvian:
brīva programmatūra
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Lithuanian:
laisva programinė įranga
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Macedonian:
слободен софтвер
(sloboden softver)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Malay:
perisian bebas
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Malayalam:
സ്വതന്ത്രസോഫ്റ്റ്വെയര്
(svatantrasōphṟṟveyaṟ)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Norwegian:
fri programvare
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Persian:
نرمافزار آزاد
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Polish:
wolne oprogramowanie
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Portuguese:
software livre
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Romanian:
software liber
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Russian:
свобо́дное програ́ммное обеспече́ние
(svobódnoje prográmmnoje obespečénije)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Russian:
свобо́дный софт
(svobódnyj soft)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Russian:
СПО
(SPO)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Russian:
свободные программы
(svobodnyje programmy)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Sardinian:
software liberu
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Scottish Gaelic:
bathar-bog saor
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Serbo-Croatian:
slobodni softver
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Sinhalese:
නිදහස් මෘදුකාංග
(nidahas mr̥dukāṁga)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Slovak:
slobodný softvér
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Slovene:
svobodna programska oprema
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Slovene:
prosto programje
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Spanish:
software libre
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Swedish:
fri programvara
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Tamil:
கட்டறு மென்பொருள்
(kaṭṭaṟu meṉporuḷ)
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Turkish:
hür yazılım
— software that can be freely copied and modified
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Turkish:
özgür yazılım
— software that can be freely copied and modified
