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crapware 

(1)malware
(2)useless software, not malicious in nature, shippped with OEM machines, or installed by computer users
The reason your PC is so slow is because of all the crapware you have running at startup
crapware by edstamos January 15, 2007
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crapware 

Memory-taking programs that you must install in order for something to work
I installed my HP printer...along with 2GB's of crapware like Customer Support.
crapware by Mason Mason February 1, 2009

crapware 

There is much crapware on this PC from too much internet surfing.
crapware by Vincent December 9, 2004

crapware 

Any software that is useless and takes up space on computers and other electronics.
My phone was filled with crapware when I first bought it!
crapware by Givmefweedum July 18, 2023

Crapware 

Computer software that literally serves no purpose other than to rot on your hard drive.
Oliver: "Hey, Max! I just installed RegCleanPro on our shared PC!"

Maxwell: "Get that crapware uninstalled NOW!"
Crapware by Coyote the Great July 23, 2025
Useless Apps which come preinstalled on smartphones, waste space and are difficult to remove. Similar to bloatware, except for phones.
I need to root my phone to remove this crappware!
crappware by zily88 September 14, 2011
More from Urban Dictionary
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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