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garageware

garageware noun: shoddy, amateurish software.

Noun

garageware (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Shoddy, amateurish software.
    • People who spend real money on real servers aren't in the habit of running shareware or garageware.1997, vak, “Lack of Free Software for PP...”, in alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (Usenet)
    • The ones which cause me the most trouble are various garageware sound file editors. One of them will crash Win2K if I run it and run an ascii editor at the same time.2001, Bob, “Zone Alarm 3.6 True Vector”, in comp.security.firewalls (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    garbageware

Synonyms of garageware

Origin of garageware

From garage + -ware, suggesting development by amateurs in a domestic garage.

Questions about garageware

What does garageware mean?
Garageware means shoddy, amateurish software.
What part of speech is garageware?
Garageware is a noun.

Words near garageware in the dictionary

  1. garagelike
  2. garageman
  3. garagemen
  4. garages
  5. garagesful
  6. garageware
  7. garagey
  8. garaging
  9. garagings
  10. garagist
  11. garagists

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