bloatware

English

Etymology

From bloat +‎ -ware.

Noun

bloatware (uncountable)

1. (computing, informal) Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.

   Synonym: fatware

Translations

software that is overpacked with features

• Finnish: turhakeohjelmisto, ähkyohjelmisto
• French: obésiciel (fr) m, obésitiel m (less common), boufficiel (fr) m (less common), inflagiciel (fr) m (less common)
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• Japanese: ブロートウェア (burōtowea)

See also

• crapware
• crudware
• software
• spyware