SHELFWARE Definition & Meaning

shelfware

or shelf ware

[ shelf-wair ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Informal.

Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused:
shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
ideas or findings that are not used or acted upon:
The results of your market research can quickly become shelfware.

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Origin of shelfware¹

shelf + -ware (in the sense “goods sitting on a shelf”)

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"A lot of smartwatches out there end up being shelfware."

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The product, now called Helion, is widely regarded as being little more than shelfware – actual customer usage is low to non-existent.

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“Pure-play EA engagements become shelfware – a set of documents, but nothing comes out of it,” continues Saha.

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The “consumerization of enterprise IT” — the idea that business applications are dreadful to use, and had better take their usability cues from consumer apps or else face the inevitable destiny of shelfware — has achieved something akin to lifetime tenure in the minds of analysts and trade press alike.

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Many of the single-use fitness devices have lost their user’s attention and become “shelfware.”

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