English · Slang Attested

schlockware

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Software that is of shoddy or inferior quality.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phần mềm có chất lượng kém hoặcinferior

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

⚠ Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

As someone else wrote, "interesting thread you have here." Having worked in a group that has implemented 70,000 seats of M$ schlockware for a single customer, I can testify that having that many seats in your environment, barely draws any attention from the boyz in Redmond.

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 “schlockware” mean?

Software that is of shoddy or inferior quality.

Is “schlockware” formal or informal?

schlockware is generally derogatory, slang.

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