vaporware
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- adjective
- /ˈveɪpərˌwɛr/
- Jargon
- The tech review highlighted several apps that have been touted as groundbreaking yet remain largely vaporware.
Examples
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The claim that renewables could supply energy on demand 24 hours a day is also vaporware.
Blog text (32) -
As for the KelTec KSG shotgun, it's vaporware.
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Yes, material science has progressed; however, until you have experience operating an LFTR, all your claims are just vaporware.
Blog text (32) -
(In before the naysayers indicate it is still vaporware and will not be available for 6 months!)
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The thing I can't tell whether these, some of these cars are like the concept cars or the vaporware cars because the aesthetics of cars have changed so much.
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Many start-ups announce their innovative projects as game-changers, but more often than not, they turn out to be vaporware.
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Despite the buzz surrounding the new gaming console, industry insiders warn that it may just be vaporware without any real release date in sight.
Synonyms
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An idea or hope that seems real but is not possible
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An imaginative idea that is unlikely to be true or useful
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Not made or created, often about works such as plays and films
An idea or feature that looks exciting but is unlikely to work and aims to attract investors
Antonyms
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Etymology
Vaporware comes from vapor ('steam' or 'not solid') + ware ('goods' or 'products'), as in software and hardware. So when something is called vaporware, it is only 'steam'—described or announced but not likely to be made—which is why we use it to say a project is unlikely to become real.