Shovelware

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• Shovelware — (sometimes also crapware or garbageware) is a derogatory computer jargon term that refers to software noted more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or usefulness. The term is also used to refer to software that is ported… …   Wikipedia

• shovelware — sho‧vel‧ware [ˈʆʌvlweə ǁ wer] noun [uncountable] COMPUTING 1. material that is taken from newspapers, television etc and put on a website as quickly as possible without being changed in any way: • Unfortunately, a lot of on line learning relies… …   Financial and business terms

• Shovelware — es un término despectivo en la jerga informática que se refiere al software que destaca mas por la cantidad que por la calidad o utilidad. El término también es usado para referirse al software que tiene soporte portable desde una plataforma o… …   Wikipedia Español

• shovelware — n. Content from an existing medium (such as a newspaper or book) that has been dumped wholesale into another medium (such as a CD ROM or the Web). Also: shovel ware. Example Citation: David Pogue, who has written two books about computers and is… …   New words

• Shovelware — Die abfällige Bezeichnung shovelware (dt. „Schaufel Ware“) bezieht sich auf Software, die mehr für die Quantität der Programme bekannt ist, und weniger für Qualität oder Nutzen. Die Bezeichnung wird meist für Software auf CD ROMs verwendet, deren …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• shovelware — shov|el|ware [ˈʃʌvəlweə US wer] n [U] information that first appears in printed form, for example in a book or newspaper, and then is put onto the Internet or ↑CD ROM without any new or interesting ways to look at or use the information ▪ Many of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shovelware — noun a) A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality. b) Traditional media content, such as printed news reports, republished hastily on the Internet without considering the needs and capabilities of that… …   Wiktionary

• shovelware — ● ►en n. m. ►WARE Deux sens possibles: * Logiciel qu on a fourré sur un support beaucoup trop grand. Par exemple, un jeu ridicule de 3 Mo de long sur un CD ROM, ce qui permet d en faire exploser le prix car jusqu à maintenant, un CD est difficile …   Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

• shovelware — shovˈelware noun (comput sl) Data, esp originating from traditional media, published in electronic form without appropriate adaptation to the new format • • • Main Entry: ↑shovel …   Useful english dictionary

• Mark Dery — Born December 24, 1959 (1959 12 24) (age 51) Braintree, Massachusetts Occupation …   Wikipedia