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).
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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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twerp	Definitions include: an obnoxious person.
word up to your mother	Definitions include: an insult to one.
desk monkey	Definitions include: a person who has a menial job and who works at a desk.
tea bag	Definitions include: to place one's scrotum in another person's mouth as a sexual practice.
jobber	Definitions include: a "professional wrestler" who loses matches so as to build up a featured wrestler's win/loss record and crowd appeal.
crunchy	Definitions include: exhausted, not well.
your mom was good last night	Definitions include: a general insult.
technotard	Definitions include: a person who has problems using modern technology.
gorby	Definitions include: a tourist.
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chach	Definitions include: a person who thinks he's a lot cooler than he really is.
clod	Definitions include: "oaf"; "klutz"; "dope".
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shareware	Definitions include: software that is free to share with others and is - at least initially - free to use.
abandonware	Definitions include: software still under copyright, but which is no longer distributed, sold, or supported.
crapware	Definitions include: software that comes installed by default on PCs sold by some vendors.
freeware	Definitions include: "Freeware" was originally the trademark of "PC-Talk" author Andrew Fluegelman.
vaporware	Definitions include: product(s) announced far before any release (even beta) has been made.

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abandonware	Definitions include: software still under copyright, but which is no longer distributed, sold, or supported.
adware	Definitions include: legitimate software that is free to use, but displays advertising.
annoyware	Definitions include: a type of shareware that interrupts use of the software to display a message asking the user to "register" the software (i.e. pay for it.)
careware	Definitions include: a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity.
charityware	Definitions include: a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity.
crippleware	Definitions include: software that has had features disabled to entice people to upgrade to a for-pay or more expensive version.
freeware	Definitions include: "Freeware" was originally the trademark of "PC-Talk" author Andrew Fluegelman.
guiltware	Definitions include: shareware that uses guilt to encourage users to pay the "registration" cost.
malware	Definitions include: software that does bad things.
nagware	Definitions include: shareware software that nags the user if it hasn't yet been purchased.
postcardware	Definitions include: a type of shareware that only requires users to send a postcard to the author in order to purchase it.
shareware	Definitions include: software that is free to share with others and is - at least initially - free to use.
shelfware	Definitions include: software that was purchased or written, but never used.
shovelware	Definitions include: low-quality software.
shrink-wrapped software	Definitions include: software delivered in physical form.
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