shelfware /shelf'weir/ n.
Software purchased on a whim (by
an individual user) or in accordance with policy (by a corporation
or government agency), but not actually required for any particular
use. Therefore, it often ends up on some shelf.
Software purchased on a whim (by
an individual user) or in accordance with policy (by a corporation
or government agency), but not actually required for any particular
use. Therefore, it often ends up on some shelf.
Related:
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individual user) or in accordance with policy (by a corporation or
government agency),
but not actually required for any particular use... - Big Gray Wall n.
What faces a VMS user searching for
documentation.
A full VMS kit comes on a pallet, the documentation... - There is no warranty of merchantability nor any warranty of fitness for
a particular purpose nor any other warranty,
either express or implied, on the accuracy of the enclosed... - Big Gray Wall: n. What faces a {VMS} user searching for
documentation.
A full VMS kit comes on a pallet, the documentation... - Any decision-whether made by government, by a corporation,
or by an individual person-must take into account future... - vaporware /vay'pr-weir/ n.
Products announced far in
advance of any release (which may or may not actually take place).
See also brochureware... - spamblock /spam'blok/ n.
[poss. by analogy to
sunblock] Text inserted in an email address to render it invalid
and thus useless to spammers.
For example, the address `jrandom@hacker.org' might... - shovelware: /shuh'v*l-weir`/ n. Extra software dumped onto a
CD-ROM or tape to fill up the remaining space on the medium after
the software distribution it's intended to carry,
but not integrated with the distribution. -- The... - Throwing Windows Out The Window
The Federal Bureau Of Missing Socks has banned the use of Microsoft Windows
and Office on all employee computers.
But don't get too excited; they aren't going to replace...
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[abbreviation, from alt.fan.warlord] Big
Ugly ASCII Graphic.
Pejorative term for ugly ASCII art, especially as... - fontology n.
[XEROX PARC] The body of knowledge dealing
with the construction and use of new fonts (e.g.
for window systems and typesetting software). It... - Unix weenie n.
[ITS] 1. A derogatory play on `Unix wizard',
common among hackers who use Unix by necessity but... - win
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A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise... - external memory n.
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or written notes. "Hold on while I write that to...
