"shelfware" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shelfware.wav
Etymology: From shelf + -ware. Etymology templates: {{af|en|shelf|-ware|id2=software}} shelf + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shelfware (uncountable), {{tlb|en|software}} (software)
  1. A piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-shelfware-en-noun-VffjG3Ey Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  2. A piece of software created for the sole purpose of being immediately shelved. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-shelfware-en-noun-j1ZPsQGS Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  3. Software purchased but not used. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Software
    Sense id: en-shelfware-en-noun-IHT6brlN Disambiguation of Software: 24 24 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ware (software), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 30 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ware (software): 23 24 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 27 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 59 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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