warez

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warez - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  warez
  
     /weirz/ A term used by software pirates use to describe a
     cracked game or application that is made available to the
     Internet, usually via FTP or telnet, often the pirate
     will make use of a site with lax security.
  
     Software piracy is illegal and should be reported to the
     Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).
  
     (1994-11-29)
  

warez - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  warez
   /weirz/, n.
  
     Widely used in cracker subcultures to denote cracked version of
     commercial software, that is versions from which copy-protection has
     been stripped. Hackers recognize this term but don't use it
     themselves. See warez d00dz, courier, leech, elite.