commercial software Last modified: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Refers to any software that is designed for sale to serve a commercial need. Commercial software is usually proprietary software, but in some instances it may be public-domain software. See "Is Software Ownership the Same as Licensing?" in the in the "Did You Know..." section of Webopedia. Also see "All About Software: Categories of applications software explained" in the "Did You Know..." section of Webopedia.
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