shelfware


shelfware

(jargon)/shelfweir/ Software which is never used and soends up on the shelf. Shelfware may be purchased on a whim byan individual, or in accordance with corporate policy, but notactually required for any particular use. Alternatively, itmay be software that has been developed (unlike vaporware),but is never released as a product -- a common occurrence atDEC.

shelfware

Products that remain unsold on a dealer's shelf or unused by the customer. See wares.