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vaporware Definition

va·por·ware (vā′pər wer′)

noun

Comput., Slang a commercial software product that has received much advance promotion but whose ultimate appearance on the market has become doubtful because of continual delays

VaporWare Hacker Definition
In the Computer Underground (CU), it is a sarcastic term designating software or hardware that has been announced by vendors but is not yet available on the market.
vaporware Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • seem: The Java software has been trialed in a few places, so it doesn't seem complete vaporware.

Browse dictionary entries near vaporware

  1. ‹ vapors
  2. ‹ vaporous
  3. ‹ vaporizer
  4. ‹ vaporize
  5. ‹ vaporization
  6. ‹ vaporish
  7. ‹ vaporing
  8. ‹ vaporific
  9. ‹ vaporetto
  10. ‹ vapor trail
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