Etymograph

English

rackware

From rack + -ware.

Formed from rack + -ware

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

Middle Dutch rac

Middle English rakke

English rack

Today it means

noun Low-cost software sold in shops, generally hung on display racks.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rackware”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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