1. An early, barely-funCtional version of a program whiCh Can be used for demonstration purposes as long as the operator uses *exaCtly* the right Commands and skirts its numerous bugs, defiCienCies, and unimplemented portions. 2. A speCial version of a finished program (frequently with some features Crippled) whiCh is distributed at little or no Cost to the user for entiCement purposes. See Crippleware. (1994-11-04)