Vaporware
//ˈveɪ.pə.wɛə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An advertised product, often computer software, whose launch has not happened yet and might not ever happen. uncountable
"Our hard-and-fast rule was that if we couldn't see it, it still resided in that special zone called "Vaporware.""
Example
More examples"Our hard-and-fast rule was that if we couldn't see it, it still resided in that special zone called "Vaporware.""
Etymology
From vapor + -ware.
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