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- noun computing Any
malicious or unwantedsoftware .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And if the WTO tries to embargo China, it'll quickly discover that the rest of the world isn't prepared to live without plastic tchotchkes and junkware either.
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These so-called ROMs not only ditch carrier junkware but incorporate performance improvements, add new features and offer the only way to upgrade some older phones to a newer version of Android.
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These so-called ROMs not only ditch carrier junkware but incorporate performance improvements, add new features and offer the only way to upgrade some older phones to a newer version of Android.
Faster Forward: Late-night experiment: Rooting an Android phone 2010
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If you go windows, do stay away from the Toshibas and their junkware.
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Call it whatever you want: adware, spyware, malware or junkware, but it's wrecking the online experience for millions of computer users.
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It's loaded with junkware, because paying two grand for a laptop doesn't get you a system that hasn't been sold to someone else.
Boing Boing Rob Beschizza 2011
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I knew there'd be non-uninstallable AT&T "junkware" apps all over her, like usual.
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Both phones have an unsettling amount of junkware - trial software that requires payment to use fully or past a specific amount of time.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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The Technology newsbucket: Android junkware, Apple antennae, Droid reviewed and more
Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now ,Lindsey Turrentine 2010
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It is packed with junkware. .like when I turned it on for the first time I went to check how much free space I had. .the whole computer has 320gb HDD, but in my C drive I have 140.
Discussion Forum - Geeks! Thomas Bossio 2010
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