# shovelware

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃʌvəlwɛə(ɹ)/

## Definitions
1. A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality.
2. Traditional media content, such as printed news reports, republished hastily on the Internet without considering the needs and capabilities of that medium.
3. Video games of low quality

## Etymology
From shovel + -ware.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shovelware