English Dictionary: warez | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for warez | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
warez /weirz/ n. Widely used in {cracker} subcultures to denote cracked version of commercial software, that is versions from which copy-protection has been stripped. Hackers recognize this term but don't use it themselves. See {warez d00dz}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
warez /weirz/ A term used by {software pirate}s use to describe a cracked game or application that is made available to the {Internet}, usually via {FTP} or {telnet}, often the pirate will make use of a site with lax security. Software piracy is illegal and should be reported to the {Federation Against Software Theft} (FAST). (1994-11-29) |