software that uses a lot more computing power than is necessary and therefore wastes memory or disk space that could be used for other purposes
Synonyms and related words
Computer software
accounting package
ad blocker
address book
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The term bloatware was coined by analogy with software, hardware etc and figurative use of the verb bloat which literally means ‘to cause to swell with liquid or gas’. Bloat more commonly appears as participle adjective bloated, and in figurative use has negative connotations, indicating the idea of excessive and unnecessary augmentation.
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bloatware
noun uncountable computing
US /ˈbloʊtˌwer/
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1
software that uses a lot more computing power than is necessary and therefore wastes memory or disk space that could be used for other purposes
Synonyms and related words
Computer software
accounting package
ad blocker
address book
Featured as a BuzzWord!
The term bloatware was coined by analogy with software, hardware etc and figurative use of the verb bloat which literally means ‘to cause to swell with liquid or gas’. Bloat more commonly appears as participle adjective bloated, and in figurative use has negative connotations, indicating the idea of excessive and unnecessary augmentation.