shovelware
English
/ˈʃʌvəlwɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈʃʌvəlwɛɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (computing) A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality.
- (media) Traditional media content, such as printed news reports, republished hastily on the Internet without considering the needs and capabilities of that medium.
Etymology
Affix from English shovel (actually spade).
Origin
English
shovel
Gloss
actually spade
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- shove English
- shovel English
- shovel-handed English
- shovelbill English
- shovelbum English
- shoveler English
- shovelfish English
- shovelful English
- shovelhead English
- shovellable English
- shovellike English
- shovelnose English
- shovelomics English
- しゃべる Japanese
- シャベル Japanese
- ショベル Japanese
- schovel Middle English
- shovele Middle English
- shovelo Ido
- ifosholo Zulu
- jabōļ Marshallese
- savol Tok Pisin
- foshol Fanagalo
- foshoro Shona
- sabbal Fiji Hindi