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)