demo version
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)
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