Not everybody means the same thing when they tag some piece of software as âfreewareâ. You will often see something labeled freeware when it really isnât. In this article, I will describe various kinds of software that are often called freeware and try to clear up some of the confusion.
The phrase is thought to have originated in World War I, with the Toffee Apple trench mortar used by British troops. These mortars were later rendered obsolete by the Stokes mortar, which used a more modern bullet-shaped shell. How do you like them apples, UsingEnglish.com. Accessed 14 January 2007.
The word melon derives from Latin melopepo, which is the latinization of the Greek Î¼Î·Î»Î¿ÏÎ­ÏÏÎ½ (mÄlopepon), meaning melon, itself a compound of Î¼á¿Î»Î¿Î½ (mÄlon), apple + ÏÎ­ÏÏÎ½ (pepÅn), amongst others a kind of gourd or melon. melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with edible, fleshy fruit.