bundleware
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[edit]bundleware (uncountable)
- (computing) Software that is bundled with something else.
- 2001, PC Mag, volume 20, number 1, page 177:
- But missing from the 100's bundleware is any kind of video editor—a key feature for a capture card.
- 2009, Michael Miller, Speed It Up! A Non-Technical Guide for Speeding Up Slow Computers:
- Because bundleware is so time-consuming and difficult to remove, the first thing many techie users do when they purchase a new PC is wipe off the hard disk (thus deleting all the bundleware) and reinstall Windows.
- (philately) Postage stamps of the same issue tied together in small bundles, usually for bulk sorting or sale.