Meanings
plural crapplications
- InternetderogatoryslangcomputingAn unwanted or poor-quality application.
Most people don't realize how many background crapplications they have running thanks to the different stuff that they have installed.
2002, n3kkb0, “Rocksim and WindowsXP”, in rec.models.rockets (Usenet)1 more example
By contrast, I've never seen a Windows machine perform well after being on for more than about 5 or 6 days straight; if it doesn't outright crash, it loses all of its memory and has to be restarted, PLUS it is susceptible to the same hardware lockups, power failures and crapplications as Linux is.
1999, William Wueppelmann, “How to downgrade to Windows 95?? Win 98 HATES my guts.”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.dragons (Usenet)
Origin
Blend of crap + application.
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