Crapware

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Software that is useless or of poor quality. informal, uncountable

    "Can it download and execute dangerous code, including viruses and really buggy crapware? No problem."

  2. 2
    Unwanted software that comes pre-installed with personal computers or mobile devices. informal, uncountable

    "We suspect that its extra pound of heft is made up entirely of crapware—the Vaio ships with a ludicrous number of useless preinstalled applications. We understand the economic necessities of subsidizing inexpensive PCs with third-party crapware, but there's no excuse for whoring out a notebook of this price."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bloatwarecheesewarecoasterwarecrudwareshitware

Example

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"Can it download and execute dangerous code, including viruses and really buggy crapware? No problem."

Etymology

From crap + -ware.

Related phrases

personal computer

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