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Definition of bloatware
bloatware 
noun - uncountable
- computer software that occupies too many resources due to its preponderance of features.
- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: software.
Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
- software that requires an excessive amount of limited resources (such as memory, disk space, or network utilization) in proportion to the functionality it provides.
- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: software.
Last edited on Nov 12 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 06 2009.
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