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Freeware

By Linda Roeder, About.com

Definition: Software that is given away for free. Often times a company will give away a version of their software to intice you into purchasing a more enhanced version of the software. Often you can find simple little full-version programs online for free too.
Examples:
The software I downloaded was free, they call it freeware.
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