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bloating

5.3

A problem when a program or file becomes too large and runs slowly

noun
/ˈbloʊtɪŋ/

Specialized

: sobrecarga

Developers are often frustrated by the bloating in their applications that impacts performance.

Examples

The bloating of the software made it slower and harder to use.
These same problems of corruption and bloating can occur in all government programs, even in the necessary ones, which is why conservatives are for more limited government.

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Many users complain about the bloating of features in updated versions of popular apps.

Synonyms

bloat

vsbloating

Specialized

3 7.6

Too much code or features that make a program slow

emphasizes system-wide increase that leads to worse performance

unwieldiness

vsbloating

8.2

Difficulty controlling something because it is complicated or awkward

occurs as an excessive growth that specifically harms performance

cumbersomeness

vsbloating

7.9

Difficulty using or managing something because it is large, heavy, and awkward

is about excess complexity or size that slows system performance

Antonyms

optimization

48 5.5

Making something work as well as possible

simplification

13 3.6

Making something less complicated so it is easier to understand

How Bloated

bloating

Specialized

5.3

software system

Specialized

3 3.4

lightweight application

Specialized

4.2

microsystem

Specialized

1 6.6

Surface Forms

bloating singular

bloatings plural

Morphology

bloating = bloat (semi-transparent) = bloat + ing

The software sense is a metaphorical extension of physical swelling to excessive increase in size/complexity, so the derivation is understandable but figurative.

Etymology

Bloating comes from the old word bloat meaning 'to swell' or 'puff up'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to imagine a program puffing up with too many features like a balloon, so bloating means excess size or complexity that slows a system down.