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fritterware

fritterware noun: software with unnecessary features that encourage timewasting and experimentation.

Noun

fritterware (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Software with unnecessary features that encourage timewasting and experimentation.

Origin of fritterware

From fritter + -ware.

Questions about fritterware

What does fritterware mean?
Fritterware means software with unnecessary features that encourage timewasting and experimentation.
What part of speech is fritterware?
Fritterware is a noun.

Words near fritterware in the dictionary

  1. frittering away
  2. fritterlike
  3. fritters
  4. fritters away
  5. frittersome
  6. fritterware
  7. fritting
  8. fritting away
  9. Fritton
  10. Fritton and St Olaves
  11. fritts

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