"greyware" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-greyware.wav [US] Forms: grayware [alternative]
Etymology: From grey + -ware. Etymology templates: {{af|en|grey|-ware|id2=substance, kind, or use}} grey + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} greyware (uncountable)
  1. A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns. Tags: uncountable Translations (style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns): 灰陶 (huītáo) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-greyware-en-noun-LoWkzSHk Disambiguation of 'style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns': 99 1
  2. (computing) Software that is not outright malicious but is generally undesirable or annoying, such as adware. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-greyware-en-noun-7jocyO2o Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ware (software), English terms suffixed with -ware (substance, kind, or use), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ware (software): 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ware (substance, kind, or use): 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 89 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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