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shovelware

Syllabification: (shov·el·ware)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHəvəlˌwe(ə)r/

Definition of shovelware

noun

Computing
  • software or online content that has been added to a CD or placed on the Internet without having been altered so as to suit the new medium.

Origin:

1980s: from the notion of ‘shoveling’ the information onto a CD or the Internet indiscriminately

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