cheeseware
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Meaning · English
Exceptionally low-quality software.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Perhaps most important, it has removed us even further from the "gee whiz!" mind-set that dominated our first reactions to computing--a frame of mind that made us so appreciative of the wondrous complexity of those putty-colored boxes that we became vulnerable to the half-baked, the beta, and even t
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “cheeseware” mean?
Exceptionally low-quality software.
Is “cheeseware” formal or informal?
cheeseware is generally derogatory, slang.