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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Software of exceptionally poor quality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, uncountable, vulgar
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: cheeseware, coasterware, crapware, crudware
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *skittjā Old English sċitte Old English *sċite Middle English schite English shit Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English shitware From shit + -ware.
