shovelware
n. [计算机]铲件,盗版件
发音
UK
/ˈʃʌvəlwɛə(ɹ)/
AU
US
/ˈʃʌvəlwɛɚ/
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality.
贬义 俚语 不可数 计算机 工程 数学 -
2.
Traditional media content, such as printed news reports, republished hastily on the Internet without considering the needs and capabilities of that medium.
俚语 不可数 媒体Click onto it, however, and you will find a great deal of the content simply reproduces the news reports and features that appear in the printed newspaper – shovelware. […] [M]odified shovelware can also encompass shortened or otherwise amended pieces originally written for print. Such material may be augmented with 'rich' additions like comments, related blogs and suggested links to other stories, videos and podcasts.
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3.
Video games of low quality
贬义 俚语 不可数 游戏
词源
From shovel + -ware.
来源:wiktionary