coasterware
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Etymology edit
From coaster + -ware, from the jocular notion that the disc containing the software is more useful as a drink coaster.
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coasterware (uncountable)
- (computing, slang, derogatory) Exceptionally low-quality software.
- Synonyms: cheeseware, crapware, crudware, (vulgar) shitware
- 2003 November 1, “Europa Universalis: Crown of the North”, in Computer Gaming World:
- From start to finish, it is a poorly conceived, ill-executed, and time-wasting piece of coasterware designed to suck money away from both fans of the much-lauded series and unsuspecting newcomers.