-ware

Words that end in "-ware" seem to fall into different categories:

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• computing terms, especially the various manifestations of software, classified mainly according to their method of distribution, such as freeware or shareware
• types of products named after their constituent materials (such as glassware or copperware)
• general groupings of items available for sale or use (such as giftware or non-computer hardware). One should not confuse these with similar retail groupings which use the separate suffix "-wear" such as menswear, childrenswear or sleepwear.
 
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