Meanings
nounlapware (uncountable)
alternative lap-ware
- uncountablecomputingSoftware designed for young children.
Lapware programmes and websites, geared mostly to the nine- to twenty-four month age group, include such baby-and-toddler-friendly and educational activities as sorting objects, listening to animal sounds, dressing characters, putting together simple puzzles […]
2010, Heidi Murkoff, What To Expect The 1st Year, revised edition
Origin
From lap + -ware, lap in reference to a child sitting upon a caregiver's lap.
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APA
lapware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapware
MLA
“lapware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapware. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapware,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapware.
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