Definition of shelfware

shelfware

noun - uncountable

software that was purchased or written, but never used. Software that "ends up on a shelf."
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: junk, garbage, trash, useless items.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
Googlebomb	Definitions include: on the web, for many sites to link to a particular website using a particular phrase, such that the particular website is the first result when searching for the phrase.
own	Definitions include: Used frequently in online gaming.
IDK	Definitions include: acronym for "I don't know".
spyware	Definitions include: software that lets third parties monitor a user's activities and personal data.
click-bait	Definitions include: of the title to an article or webpage, vague enough so that one has to click the title to learn what the destination is actually about.
GG	Definitions include: acronym for "good game."
heisenbug	Definitions include: From "Heisenberg" + "bug".
oic	Definitions include: acronym for "oh, I see".
MRW	Definitions include: acronym for "my reaction when".
CBA	Definitions include: acronym for "can't be arsed".
b	Definitions include: woman.
LYL	Definitions include: acronym for "love you lots".
l8r g8r	Definitions include: "later gator".
PM	Definitions include: acronym for "private message".
IANACL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a constitutional lawyer".
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Other terms relating to 'junk, garbage, trash, useless items':
coaster	Definitions include: to ruin writable optical media via a write ("burn") attempt which fails.
shovelware	Definitions include: low-quality software.
bin	Definitions include: to throw away, i.e. put into a trash bin.
tat	Definitions include: tattoo.
beermat	Definitions include: unwanted optical media (e.g. CDs) received as junk mail.
scrap yard	Definitions include: junk or salvage yards

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'shelf':
off-the-shelf	Definitions include: of a product, as-is rather than custom-built.
shelf	Definitions include: buttocks so large that a cocktail can be placed on them.
top shelf	Definitions include: extremely attractive or supreme person or thing.
Other terms relating to 'software':
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.)
bloatware	Definitions include: computer software that occupies too many resources due to its preponderance of features.
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.
shovelware	Definitions include: low-quality software.
shrink-wrapped software	Definitions include: software delivered in physical form.
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