Definitions for shovelware
shov·el·ware

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shovelwarenoun

   A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality.

2. shovelwarenoun

   Traditional media content, such as printed news reports, republished hastily on the Internet without considering the needs and capabilities of that medium.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shovelware

   Shovelware is a term for individual video games or software bundles known more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or usefulness.The metaphor implies that the creators showed little care for the quality of the original software, as if the new compilation or version had been created by indiscriminately adding titles "by the shovel" in the same way someone would shovel bulk material into a pile. The term "shovelware" is coined by semantic analogy to phrases like shareware and freeware, which describe methods of software distribution. It first appeared in the early 1990s when large amounts of shareware demo programs were copied onto CD-ROMs and advertised in magazines or sold at computer flea markets.

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1. Shovelware

   Shovelware 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 from one computer platform or storage medium to another with little thought given to adapting it for use on the destination platform or medium, resulting in poor quality. The metaphor implies that the creators showed little care for the original software, as if the new compilation or version had been indiscriminately created with a shovel, without any care shown for the condition of the software on the newly created product. The term "shovelware" is coined with semantic analogy to phrases like shareware and freeware, which describe methods of software distribution. Crapplet is a similar term.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shovelware

   1. Extra software dumped onto a CD-ROM or tape to fill up the remaining space on the medium after the software distribution it's intended to carry, but not integrated with the distribution. 2. A slipshod compilation of software dumped onto a CD-ROM without much care for organization or even usability.

How to pronounce shovelware?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shovelware in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shovelware in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shovelware
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovelware
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=shovelware
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Shovelware