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coasterware

coasterware noun: exceptionally low-quality software.

Noun

coasterware (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Exceptionally low-quality software.
    • From start to finish, it is a poorly conceived, ill-executed, and time-wasting piece of coasterware designed to suck money away from both fans of the much-lauded series and unsuspecting newcomers.2003 November 1, “Europa Universalis: Crown of the North”, in Computer Gaming World

Synonyms of coasterware

Origin of coasterware

From coaster + -ware, from the jocular notion that the disc containing the software is more useful as a drink coaster.

Questions about coasterware

What does coasterware mean?
Coasterware means exceptionally low-quality software.
What part of speech is coasterware?
Coasterware is a noun.

Words near coasterware in the dictionary

  1. coaster brakes
  2. coaster step
  3. coaster steps
  4. coasters
  5. Coasters Retreat
  6. coasterware
  7. coastguard
  8. coastguarding
  9. coastguardman
  10. coastguardmen
  11. coastguards

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