coasterware

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What does coasterware mean?

Exceptionally low-quality software.

Where does coasterware come from?

Etymology tree Latin costa Latin costicāreder. Old French costoierbor. Middle English costeien English coast Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English coaster Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English coasterware From coaster + -ware, from the jocular notion that the disc containing the software is more useful as a drink coaster.

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