Noun (thing)
    
  
    Trial version  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        a piece of software which is available for evaluation by customers free of charge, normally for a limited amount of time        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      Much to the annoyance of potential customers, sometimes a company "cripples" their trial versions by offering less features than the full version.