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schlockware

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Software that is of shoddy or inferior quality.

derogatory, slang, uncountable

Examples

“As someone else wrote, "interesting thread you have here." Having worked in a group that has implemented 70,000 seats of M$ schlockware for a single customer, I can testify that having that many seats in your environment, barely draws any attention from the boyz in Redmond.”
“1998, Larry Wall, quoted in "Open source gurus convene", C-Net E-Magazine, April 8, 1998. You'll do us all a big favor if you disassociate freeware from schlockware.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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