English Language & Usage Asked on January 10, 2021
I’ve always just called this "legacy" software, which by emphasizing that term implied (to me, at least) something that was more or less burdensome. Years ago I heard someone refer to it as "white elephant" software, the care and maintenance of which was the kind of crushing burden a white elephant was supposed to have been.
In the back of my mind I think there was some other dysphemism for burdensome legacy software, but I can’t think of it now. Any ideas?
Abandonware is a fitting term here.
Answered by Kyle on January 10, 2021
I prefer the term crapware.
Software that has little value or that fails to work properly. Also called "lameware," the term often refers to the numerous trial applications that are pre-installed on a new computer (see bloatware). See crapplet and wares. (From PC Mag)
Answered by Jim Simson on January 10, 2021
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