Definition of shovelware

shovelware    

noun - uncountable

• low-quality software. Often collected and sold on low-priced CDs or DVDs.

  Those $10 software CD-ROMs just contain a bunch of shovelware.

  • 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':
foo	Definitions include: colloquial pronunciation of fool.
munge	Definitions include: to transform data in an irreversible way.
shmup	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "shoot 'em up".
app	Definitions include: "application."
finger	Definitions include: to look up someone on the internet.
GTG	Definitions include: acronym for "got to go".
pen tester	Definitions include: "penetration tester".
NYPA	Definitions include: acronym "not your personal army".
haxor	Definitions include: spelling variant of "hacker".
topless	Definitions include: without any clothing covering the torso.
coaster	Definitions include: to ruin writable optical media via a write ("burn") attempt which fails.
widget	Definitions include: a single element in a graphical user interface.
FML	Definitions include: acronym for "fuck my life."
TINLA	Definitions include: acronym for "this is not legal advice".
time sink	Definitions include: a project that is capable of consuming a practically unlimited amount of time.
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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.
beermat	Definitions include: unwanted optical media (e.g. CDs) received as junk mail.
scrap yard	Definitions include: junk or salvage yards
shelfware	Definitions include: software that was purchased or written, but never used.
tat	Definitions include: tattoo.
bin	Definitions include: to throw away, i.e. put into a trash bin.

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Other terms relating to 'shovel':
like sh*t off a shovel	Definitions include: quickly.
sh*t shoveler	Definitions include: a prototypical menial or dirty job.
shovel	Definitions include: acronym for a harley-davidson shovelhead motorccycle.
shovel-face	Definitions include: A girl so ugly she looks like she got hit with a shovel.
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.
shelfware	Definitions include: software that was purchased or written, but never used.
shrink-wrapped software	Definitions include: software delivered in physical form.
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