Definitions

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  • noun computing, informal Software that is useless or of poor quality.

Etymologies

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crap +‎ -ware

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Examples

  • That sounds about right, because we all know that CIA agents shop in Chinese crapware sites.

    Gizmodo 2009

  • These apps touting mobile TV, football games, location-based search and games are the new face of bloatware, also known as crapware or craplets in the PC world.

    Ars Technica 2010

  • These apps touting mobile TV, football games, location-based search and games are the new face of bloatware, also known as crapware or craplets in the PC world.

    Gizmodo 2010

  • These apps touting mobile TV, football games, location-based search and games are the new face of bloatware, also known as crapware or craplets in the PC world.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2010

  • So there's more and more of what's generally called crapware on these systems.

    Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows 2010

  • These apps touting mobile TV, football games, location-based search and games are the new face of bloatware, also known as crapware or craplets in the PC world.

    Gizmodo 2010

  • So there's more and more of what's generally called crapware on these systems.

    Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows 2010

  • But while some PC manufacturers have realized that customers hate getting a computer full of "crapware," the carriers refuse to learn from their example - and on an Android phone, the effects are much worse.

    Verizon's Fascinate reaches new lows among smartphones run amok Rob Pegoraro 2010

  • But while some PC manufacturers have realized that customers hate getting a computer full of "crapware," the carriers refuse to learn from their example - and on an Android phone, the effects are much worse.

    Verizon's Fascinate reaches new lows among smartphones run amok Rob Pegoraro 2010

  • July 27, 2009 at 5:11 AM i voted for digsby .. i've had it installed for so long that the whole 'crapware' installer thing never came up for me ..

    Five Best Instant Messengers | Lifehacker Australia 2009

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