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Bloatware

Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.

📖 Definitions of "Bloatware"

noun
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    Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bloatware"

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WordDefinition
fatwarenoun(computing, informal) Bloatware.
crapwarenoun(computing, informal) Unwanted software that comes pre-installed with personal computers or mobile devices.
fritterwarenoun(computing, slang) Software with unnecessary features that encourage timewasting and experimentation.
bundlewarenoun(computing) Software that is bundled with something else.
shovelwarenoun(computing, slang, derogatory) A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality.
junkwarenoun(computing) Any malicious or unwanted software.
foistwarenoun(computing, derogatory) Software that is installed without the user's knowledge or consent, often bundled with another product.
shitwarenoun(computing, derogatory, vulgar) Software of exceptionally poor quality.
baitwarenoun(computing) Freeware of deliberately poor quality with some, but generally not all, of the features of a software application, intended to entice those who download the freeware to buy the complete application.
garbagewarenoun(computing, slang, derogatory) Extremely poor software.
begwarenoun(computing, slang, derogatory) nagware
stiffwarenoun(computing, rare, derogatory) Software that is inflexible, cannot be customized or upgraded, etc.
annoywarenoun(computing, informal) Software that annoys the user, as by displaying constant advertisements or reminders to register.
greywarenounA style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns.
shelfwarenounA piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation.
bannerwarenoun(computing) software that contains banner advertising for other software by the same maker
cruftwarenoun(computing, slang) Redundant, old or improperly written software code, especially that which accumulates over time.
crudwarenoun(computing, informal) Crapware.
multiloadernoun(computing, dated) A piece of software that multiloads.
garagewarenoun(computing, slang, derogatory) Shoddy, amateurish software.

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