Hovelware /shuh'v*l-weir`/ N. 1. 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

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shovelware /shuh'v*l-weir`/ n.

1. 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. 2. A slipshod compilation of
software dumped onto a CD-ROM without much care for organization or
even usability.

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