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vaporware

Syllables: va·por·ware/ˈveɪpəwɛə//ˈveɪpəɹˌwɛɹ/

vaporware noun: an advertised product, often computer software, the launch of which has not happened yet and might not ever happen.

Noun

vaporware (uncountable)

  1. An advertised product, often computer software, the launch of which has not happened yet and might not ever happen.
    • Near-synonym: dreamware
    • Our hard-and-fast rule was that if we couldn't see it, it still resided in that special zone called "Vaporware."1983, Recording Engineer/producer, volume 14, number 3, page 18
    Synonyms:
    dreamware

vaporware meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

vaporware in Tamil

காணாப்பொருள்

vaporware in Indonesian

advertised computer product the launch of which is questionable
peranti gaib

Examples of vaporware in a sentence

  • Vaporware appeals widely to industrial and consumer buyers.2015, Randall G. Chapman, BRANDS: a marketing game:
  • Some would say that Microsoft engaged in a subtle form of vaporware by preannouncing its product before it was actually ready to be delivered, then, at the last minute, announcing a short delay.2015, Richard Severson, Ethical Principles for the Information Age:

Synonyms of vaporware

Forms of vaporware

alternative Commonwealth UKvapourware

Origin of vaporware

From vapor + -ware.

Words formed from vaporware

Questions about vaporware

What does vaporware mean?
Vaporware means an advertised product, often computer software, the launch of which has not happened yet and might not ever happen.
What is vaporware in Tamil?
Vaporware in Tamil is காணாப்பொருள். See Vaporware meaning in Tamil.
How do you use vaporware in a sentence?
Vaporware appeals widely to industrial and consumer buyers.
What part of speech is vaporware?
Vaporware is a noun.
How do you pronounce vaporware?
Vaporware is pronounced /ˈveɪpəwɛə/ (UK).

Words near vaporware in the dictionary

  1. vaporously
  2. vaporousness
  3. vapors
  4. vaporsome
  5. vaportight
  6. vaporware
  7. vaporwave
  8. vapory
  9. vapour
  10. vapour bath
  11. vapour baths

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: vaporware (page history and authors); vaporware (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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