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nag screen

noun

nag screen

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A message displayed by a nagware program to encourage the user to purchase the full version.

  • WinRAR shows a nag screen once its 40-day trial is over to encourage users to buy a license.
  • The first screen to pop up is the nag screen; be patient, it disappears after 5 seconds. (Have you ever wondered why nag screens are mandatory for shareware?)1996, New and improved stupid Windows tricks, page 17:

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