Dreamware
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Things dreamed of; fictions or fantasies. rare, uncountable
"No use talking, I'm an unpractical, useless dealer in dreamware; a metaphysician who don't know how to fry an egg..."
- 2 Speculative software or hardware products that may never reach fruition; vapourware. rare, uncountable
"[…] the author is surprised to find so few imaging projects actually using CD-ROM. He attributes this to the "wait and see" attitude of potential users who are holding out for new "dreamware" products which do not exist yet."
Example
More examples"No use talking, I'm an unpractical, useless dealer in dreamware; a metaphysician who don't know how to fry an egg..."
Etymology
From dream + -ware.
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