junkware

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noun

Any worthless or unwanted software.

“Most personal computers come bundled with junkware from the manufacturer.”

OriginEnglish softwarebf. ← Middle English ware ← Old English waru →
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Meanings

nounjunkware (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingAny worthless or unwanted software.

    Most personal computers come bundled with junkware from the manufacturer.

Origin

  1. Englishjunk
  2. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
  3. Old Englishsōfte
  4. Middle Englishsofte
  5. Englishsoft
  6. Proto-Germanic*warō
  7. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  8. Old Englishwaru
  9. Middle Englishware
  10. Englishsoftwarebf.
  11. Englishjunkware

From junk + -ware.

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APA

junkware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junkware

MLA

“junkware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junkware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “junkware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junkware.

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