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shelfware

shelfware noun: a piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation.

Noun

shelfware (uncountable)

  1. A piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation.
  2. A piece of software created for the sole purpose of being immediately shelved.
  3. Software purchased but not used.

shelfware meaning in Tamil

shelfware in Tamil

மாடப் பொருள்கள்

Origin of shelfware

From shelf + -ware.

Questions about shelfware

What does shelfware mean?
Shelfware means a piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation.
What is shelfware in Tamil?
Shelfware in Tamil is மாடப் பொருள்கள். See Shelfware meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shelfware?
Shelfware is a noun.

Words near shelfware in the dictionary

  1. shelfroom
  2. shelfrooms
  3. shelfs
  4. shelfward
  5. shelfwards
  6. shelfware
  7. shelfwork
  8. shelfworks
  9. shelfworn
  10. shelfworthy
  11. shelfy

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: shelfware (page history and authors); shelfware (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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