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ワレズ (われず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ワレズ

also: うぇあーず

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Meanings

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noun

warez; pirated software

slanginternet

Internet slang for illegally copied and distributed commercial software, games, or other digital content.

ワレズサイトからソフトをダウンロードするのは違い法ほうだ。
Downloading software from warez sites is illegal.

Written forms

ワレズ
Most common katakana spelling for the slang term 'warez'.
ウェアーズ
Alternate katakana spelling, closer to the English pronunciation.

Similar words

海かい賊ぞく版ばん
海賊版 is a broader term for pirated copies of any copyrighted material (software, movies, books), while ワレズ specifically refers to the online warez scene and distribution of cracked software.

Etymology

From English 'warez', a leetspeak plural of 'ware' (short for software).