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demonstration version

 
 
noun [C] (also informal demo version)

Definition

IT, MARKETING a form of a software product, usually given to people free so they can try using it, especially to encourage them to buy the original product: Click to download a free demonstration version of the game. The demo version has the same features and functionality but does NOT permit file saves.
(Definition of demonstration version noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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