"schlockware" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: schlock (“shoddy or inferior commodity”) + -ware, from Yiddish שלאַק (shlak). Etymology templates: {{af|en|schlock|-ware|id2=software|t1=shoddy or inferior commodity}} schlock (“shoddy or inferior commodity”) + -ware, {{der|en|yi|שלאַק}} Yiddish שלאַק (shlak) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} schlockware (uncountable)
  1. (computing, derogatory, slang) Software that is of shoddy or inferior quality. Tags: derogatory, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing

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