What (who) is cruft - definition
JARGON WORD FOR ANYTHING THAT IS LEFT OVER, REDUNDANT AND GETTING IN THE WAY; DEFECTIVE, SUPERSEDED, USELESS, SUPERFLUOUS, OR DYSFUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS IN COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Crufty; Software cruft; Rubbage; Cruft (software)
cruft
<jargon> (back-formation from "crufty") Anything unpleasant
that accumulates over time. Also used as a verb, as in {cruft
together}, hand cruft.
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(2006-01-19)
Cruft
Cruft is a jargon word for anything that is left over, redundant and getting in the way. It is used particularly for defective, superseded, useless, superfluous, or dysfunctional elements in computer software.
crufty
Cross between crusty and crappy.
Stale, old, and uninspiring.
Professor Van Brummenumphle's lecture on the Kinetic Molecular Theory and Fluffy Bunnies was pretty crufty.
Stale, old, and uninspiring.
Professor Van Brummenumphle's lecture on the Kinetic Molecular Theory and Fluffy Bunnies was pretty crufty.
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Cruft
Cruft is a jargon word for anything that is left over, redundant and getting in the way. It is used particularly for defective, superseded, useless, superfluous, or dysfunctional elements in computer software.
Examples of use of cruft
1. Winner: Chance took the top prize at Cruft this year While Chance, the Australian shepherd dog who gained the prestigious title Best in Show at the 115th Crufts, celebrates his win, we‘re looking for some winners of our own.
2. Chance, whose full name is Caitland Isle Take a Chance, beat out 22,000 other dogs from 32 countries during the four–day Best in Show, the 115th time the Crufts contest, named after its founder Charles Cruft, has been held in England.