Warez is a general word to describe all forms of pirated movies, programs, games, mp3s, ebooks and any other type of copyrighted electronic product you can download.

(n) Derived from either one of two sources:

software as in computer software

or

wares - An immaterial asset or benefit, such as a service or personal accomplishment, regarded as an article of commerce. ( typically a generic term for any number of items in a store's available merchandise )

The generic term warez (pronounced as "wares" with a z instead of s) denotes any of a number of illegal material that is distributed without the owner's consent (note; the owner of software is always the company, not the user) including but not limited to: software, games, music, eBooks, movies, emulator ROM files, etc.

note: category subdivided into such things as Gamez, Appz, Mp3z, etc

Warez are 100% full versions of popular PC Programs which are downloaded via the internet. Although it is heavily illegal, Warez are being distibuted thru the internet thru many sources as you read this. I suggest you stop and go out there and find some right now, you'll save lots of money and have fun doing so at the same time. Like they say, It's only illegal if you get caught. ^_^

pirated software. it's technically illegal but theres so many hundreds of thousands of people downloading every second of every day that the chances of getting caught are like dropping litter on the sidewalk; we have probably all done it and as long as you aren't a blatant retard and use some common sense you'll be fine.

also, 'warez' is one word, it isn't 'WAR-ez'.

Comes from the word Software with a Z at the end. SoftWAREZ. It denotes pirated software.

a program for downloading stuff off other people, better than kazaa. you can download movies, songs, and just about anything. get it at www.download.com over 1 1/2 million users cant be wrong!

spank wear which realeases the monkey out of u that frekin' reaks the world

Illegal pirating of Software, Video, Audio. all copyrighted material that has been cracked (remove Timebomb, cd-key algorith, CD Verification etc...) and then released by a group or iND (iNDEPENDANT) in such a form as Release.name.goes.here.and.format-Group

Not to be confused with the casual Kazaa user, the regular IRC downloader, or the CD sharing home user, warez d00dz are part of the darkest internet subculture, alongside beasiality porn, virus d00dz, and hotornot.com. Warez d00dz usually copy the warez from their own software, breaking copy protection if need be. Warez d00dz could be found on the web (http) until the internet stock crash, after which they couldn't find any decent hosting places and took most of their work to IRC or pr0n sites.

Warez d00dz are best used and abused. Without them we would have trouble finding antiquated abandonware and obscure modern software titles, and even Kazaa needs it's sources -- most of which are on IRC. Their egos rest on how much illegal software they've accumulated and shared for all to see, so download a few files and keep the heads big, but -- heaven forbid -- don't become one!

Hang out in the related chatrooms but are not the same:
virus d00dz - Like hackers, but they write virii. Use names such as "D00M666".
drug d00dz - Functionally the same as a virus d00d, but lacks the technical skillz (i.e. programming). Writes in alternating caps or 1337 speak. Grows mushrooms in his desk drawers and deals hard to find substances like peyote. Use names such as "ShRoOmZ".
script kiddies - The AOL equivalent of the hacker community. Use names such as "linux".
1337 H4ck3rZ- jeff k - A typing dialect of the script kiddie community. Numbers are usually substituted for letters. Use names such as "Cyph0rk".