Words that end in "-ware" seem to fall into different categories:
- computing terms, especially the various manifestations of software, classified
mainly according to their method of distribution and licensing agreement (such as
free-ware or share-ware) or according to their function and purpose (such as ad-ware or
spy-ware);
- types of products named after their constituent materials (such as glass-ware or copper-ware) from the word
ware meaning manufactured goods such those stored in a warehouse;
- general groupings of items available for sale or use in a specific context (such as gift-ware or
kitchen-ware).
One should not confuse these with similar retail groupings which use the separate suffix "-wear" such as menswear,
childrenswear or sleepwear.
List of examples
Examples (naming logic) include:
See also
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