tool sprawl

noun

The situation in which a company uses too many different apps or other digital tools, making work more complicated and harder to manage.

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Meanings

nountool sprawl (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe situation in which a company uses too many different apps or other digital tools, making work more complicated and harder to manage.
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APA

tool sprawl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tool%20sprawl

MLA

“tool sprawl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tool%20sprawl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tool sprawl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tool%20sprawl.

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