vapourwarevaporwaren.

/ˈveɪpəwɛː/

Etymology: Humorously < vapour n. + ware n.³ Additions.

Computing (originally U.S.).

A piece of software or other product for use in computing which, despite being publicized or marketed, either does not exist or has not (yet) been developed commercially.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > advertised but not developed

vapourware1983

1983 E. Dyson in RELease 1.0 28 Nov. 5 Our vapor detector has been cleaning up lately—finding all sorts of vaporware—good ideas incompletely implemented—among the products previewed for display at Comdex.

1984 PC 7 Feb. 49/1 Esther Dyson..has appropriately coined the term ‘vapor ware’ to refer to all the integrated windowing software that doesn't exist—apparently.

1984 Computerworld 9 Apr. 10 Now we have vaporware that disappears when you try to find it.

1987 Punch 22 July 45 There was a snide and stupid piece in a second-rate computer ‘magazine’ a few weeks ago suggesting that the Z88 was a con-trick and vapourware. It ain't; it exists, it's excellent, it's shipping now.

1990 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News 1 Apr. f1/1 Perhaps the most heralded piece of ‘vaporware’ in recent history is vapor no longer. As of now you can buy Lotus Development Corp's 1-2-3/G.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	vapourware
释义	vapourwarevaporwaren. /ˈveɪpəwɛː/ Etymology: Humorously < vapour n. + ware n.³ Additions. Computing (originally U.S.). A piece of software or other product for use in computing which, despite being publicized or marketed, either does not exist or has not (yet) been developed commercially. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > advertised but not developed vapourware1983 1983 E. Dyson in RELease 1.0 28 Nov. 5 Our vapor detector has been cleaning up lately—finding all sorts of vaporware—good ideas incompletely implemented—among the products previewed for display at Comdex. 1984 PC 7 Feb. 49/1 Esther Dyson..has appropriately coined the term ‘vapor ware’ to refer to all the integrated windowing software that doesn't exist—apparently. 1984 Computerworld 9 Apr. 10 Now we have vaporware that disappears when you try to find it. 1987 Punch 22 July 45 There was a snide and stupid piece in a second-rate computer ‘magazine’ a few weeks ago suggesting that the Z88 was a con-trick and vapourware. It ain't; it exists, it's excellent, it's shipping now. 1990 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News 1 Apr. f1/1 Perhaps the most heralded piece of ‘vaporware’ in recent history is vapor no longer. As of now you can buy Lotus Development Corp's 1-2-3/G. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1983
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