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Definitions of Terms
Term | Definition |
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Software piracy | Software piracy is the illegal copying, distribution, or use of software |
Intellectual property | intangible property that is the result of creativity, such as patents, copyrights, etc. |
Plagiarism | the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. |
Shareware | software that is available free of charge and often distributed informally for evaluation, after which a fee may be requested for continued use. |
Freeware | software that is available free of charge. |
Public Domain Software | Public domain software is software that is not protected by a copyright and so there is no particular owner or the author has given up ownership rights, leaving the software available for everyone for use |
Copyright Law | are designed to protect the intellectual property rights of all the authors involved. |
Reverse Engineering | the reproduction of another manufacturer's product following detailed examination of its construction or composition. |
Decompilation | produce source code from (compiled code) |
Network use | The protocol defines a common set of rules and signals that computers on the network use to communicate |