Bloatware

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bloatware
Usage: n.
Derivation: Common


bloatware: n.

[common] Software that provides minimal functionality while requiring a disproportionate amount of diskspace and memory. Especially used for application and OS upgrades. This term is very common in the Windows/NT world. So is its cause.

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Source: bloatware, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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