In computer science, bloatware is software that uses a lot of storage space.
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Bloatware
Synonyms for "bloatware" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
bundled software
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Noun(2 words)
feature bloatjunkware
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Noun(2 words)
preinstalled softwareunnecessary software
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Today’s software development cycle does not allow time to optimize and refine products, and that leads to bloatware.
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That’s not really a surprise, considering that writing efficient software takes more time than writing wasteful code. “Bloatware” makes economic sense for software developers, if not for consumers!
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I’ll bet you think I’m going to write one of those boring articles you see all over the net bemoaning “bloatware.” Whine whine whine, this stuff is so bloated, oh woe is me, edlin and vi are so much better than Word and Emacs because they are svelte, etc.
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