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Definition of
vaporware noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
vaporware
noun
(
Canadian English usually
vapourware
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈveɪpərˌwɛr
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
computing
)
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a piece of software or other computer product that has been advertised but is not available to buy yet, either because it is only an idea or because it is still being written or designed
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vaporous
adjective
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variability
noun
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