bloat
3
7.6
- noun
- /bloʊt/
- Specialized
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exceso
- There's a backup in FM radio, a weird settings icon, but at least at first glance not a ton of bloat pre installed.
- bureaucratic bloat
- budget bloat
- cut the bloat
Free installation and installing RGB software is arguably bloat, depending who you ask.
- Free installation and installing RGB software is arguably bloat, depending who you ask.
- It's possible that you wipe out enough just sort of aged bloat from Windows, even if you've been clean with your software, that it suddenly speeds up.
Examples
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Fix the stuff that is already broken and stop adding bloat.
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Browser memory bloat from leaving it open too long is now a thing of the past.
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You know, as far as system bloat goes, this is really not bad.
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Have a basic client without the bloat that is free for everyone to use.
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As software and hardware are updated, more sources of bloat can be uncovered.
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If you customize installation, you can avoid most of the bloat.
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Agile is also good at avoiding feature bloat by encouraging developers to do only what is necessary to meet requirements.
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In those days, C programmers complained of the overhead of virtual function calls and the bloat of objects.
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Ovo's clean interface, intuitive operation, and general lack of bloat earned it a spot on our prestigious list of Best Android Apps.
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Many users have complained about the unnecessary bloat in the latest software update, which has slowed down their devices.
Synonyms
A problem when a program or file becomes too large and runs slowly
How Bloated
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6.0
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7.6
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3.4
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4.0
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bloat also became a picture word for things that grow too big. Just like a body part can 'swell', software or a product with too many extra parts is called bloat because it has become too large and slow.