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bundleware

bundleware noun: software that is bundled with something else.

Noun

bundleware (uncountable)

  1. Software that is bundled with something else.
    • But missing from the 100's bundleware is any kind of video editor—a key feature for a capture card.2001, PC Mag, volume 20, number 1, page 177
    • Because bundleware is so time-consuming and difficult to remove, the first thing many techie users do when they purchase a new PC is wipe off the hard disk (thus deleting all the bundleware) and reinstall Windows.2009, Michael Miller, Speed It Up! A Non-Technical Guide for Speeding Up Slow Computers
  2. Postage stamps of the same issue tied together in small bundles, usually for bulk sorting or sale.

Origin of bundleware

From bundle + -ware.

Questions about bundleware

What does bundleware mean?
Bundleware means software that is bundled with something else.
What part of speech is bundleware?
Bundleware is a noun.

Words near bundleware in the dictionary

  1. bundles together
  2. bundles up
  3. bundlesome
  4. bundlet
  5. bundlets
  6. bundleware
  7. bundling
  8. bundling off
  9. bundling together
  10. bundling up
  11. bundlings

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