Abandonware

Also known as Abandon Warez, abandonware is a type of software developed several years ago that is no longer being produced, sold, or supported and is considered to be abandoned. However, although many of these programs appear to be abandoned or the companies that developed them are out of business, downloading and installing abandonware is illegal.

• To view Computer Hope's current stance on abandonware, please see our underground section.

Also see: Emulator, Game definitions, Software, Warez