bloatware
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈbloʊtˌwɛr/
- Specialized
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software innecesario
- Nuke all of the bloatware on your machine at once.
- bloatware on new PCs
- remove bloatware
- bloatware developers
Examples
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I hate that you can't group or hide apps in the app drawer, so the bloatware you never want to use is always there.
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Spybot Search and Destroy 2.0 has bloatware issues.
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Any bloatware they want to include will be in the form of apps.
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Because of all the added bloatware, these updates take months to reach the consumer.
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But so far, I haven't heard a credible explanation for why bloatware in and of itself slows down a device.
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We want unlocked bootloaders without a ton of bloatware.
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Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T add bloatware to all of their devices, and they also want to control the updates.
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On a more positive note, T-Mobile said that its Nexus 4 variant won't come with any bloatware.
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Bloatware doesn't impact RAM or processor speed, so how is it causing the handset to run 'slower'?
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Many new computers come with bloatware that slows down performance immediately after purchase.
Synonyms
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8.8
Unwanted low-quality programs that come already installed on new computers or phones
Antonyms
- Specialized
A computer program that uses little memory and runs well on phones or old laptops
How Bloated
- Specialized
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6.0
- Specialized
3
7.6
- Specialized
3
3.4
- Specialized
1
4.0
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bloatware comes from bloat, which means 'to swell', and ware, a word for a 'product' you buy, like in software. So bloatware is software that is 'swollen' with extra, unwanted parts that take up space and slow your device.