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Napster.

Any website that facilitates free distribution of data.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any website that facilitates free distribution of data.

    Internet
Where this word comes from

Named after Napster, a file-sharing system (not itself a website) that facilitated the copying of copyrighted MP3 audio files, itself named after a nickname of its creator Shawn Fanning, referring to his nappy-textured hair; hence nap + -ster.

verb
  1. To download from Napster.

  2. To upload to or as if to Napster.

  3. To shut down, especially for copyright infringement, as Napster was.

Where this word comes from

Named after Napster, a file-sharing system (not itself a website) that facilitated the copying of copyrighted MP3 audio files, itself named after a nickname of its creator Shawn Fanning, referring to his nappy-textured hair; hence nap + -ster.

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