Donationware is a related term of adware.
As nouns the difference between donationware and adware
is that donationware is (internet) a variant of freeware that offers an option to its user to donate money to the program's author while adware is (computing) a software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free) some adware programs can include spyware.
donationware
English
Noun
(-)
(Internet) A variant of freeware that offers an option to its user to donate money to the program's author.
Related terms
* abandonware
* baitware
* bloatware
* crippleware
* demoware
* freeware
* malware
* postcardware
* shareware
* software
* nagware
* trialware adware
Noun
(-)
(computing) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.
Related terms
* abandonware
* baitware
* crippleware
* demoware
* donationware
* freeware
* malware
* postcardware
* shareware
* spyware
* trialware
See also
* free software
* open-source software
* public domain software
