annoyware

English

Etymology

From annoy +‎ -ware.

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Noun

annoyware (uncountable)

1. (computing, informal) Software that annoys the user, as by displaying constant advertisements or reminders to register.

   Hyponym: nagware

   • 1994 September 8, Kendall Bullen, “COPYRIGHT POLICY”, in rec.games.frp‎^[1] (Usenet):

     […] where you should put the disclaimer for software (somewhere that the user sees it when they start the program, tho' I wouldn't do that, just put it in the 'about' box like the mpgn.com guy suggests -- otherwise, having something pop up makes it annoyware, IMHO).

See also

• crapware
• crudware