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An intangible good is claimed to be a type of
good In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil and is of interest in the study of ethics, morality, ph ...
that does not have a physical nature, as opposed to a physical good (an
object Object may refer to: General meanings * Object (philosophy), a thing, being, or concept ** Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place ** Physical object, an identifiable collection of matter * Goal, an ...
).
Digital goods Digital goods or e-goods are intangible goods that exist in digital form. Examples are Wikipedia articles; digital media, such as e-books, downloadable music, internet radio, internet television and streaming media; fonts, logos, photos and gr ...
such as downloadable music,
mobile app A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop applications which are designed to run on d ...
s or
virtual goods Virtual goods are non-physical objects and money purchased for use in online communities or online games. Digital goods, on the other hand, may be a broader category including digital books, music, and movies. Virtual goods are intangible by defin ...
used in
virtual economies A virtual economy (or sometimes synthetic economy) is an emergent economy existing in a virtual world, usually exchanging virtual goods in the context of an online game, particularly in massively multiplayer online games (MMOs). People enter th ...
are proposed to be examples of intangible goods.


Further reading

* Bannock, Graham ''et al.''. (1997). ''Dictionary of Economics'', Penguin Books. * Milgate, Murray (1987), "goods and commodities," '' The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics'', v. 2, pp. 546–48. Includes historical and contemporary uses of the terms in economics. {{Authority control Goods (economics)