"rackware" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rackware.wav
Etymology: From rack + -ware. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|rack|ware<id:software>}} rack + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rackware (uncountable)
  1. (computing) Low-cost software sold in shops, generally hung on display racks. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: shovelware
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