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shovelware

software, sometimes of low quality, bundled together for sale
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shovelware

Summary

shovelware is a computer software term[1]. shovelware draws 361 Wikipedia views per month (computer_software_term category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • shovelware's instance of is recorded as computer software term[3].
  • shovelware's instance of is recorded as software category[4].
  • shovelware's part of is recorded as computer software terminology[5].
  • shovelware's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0clc3[6].
  • shovelware's facet of is recorded as software bundle[7].
  • shovelware's TV Tropes ID is recorded as MediaNotes/Shovelware[8].

Body

Geography

shovelware's part of is recorded as computer software terminology[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include computer software term[3] and software category[4].

Why It Matters

shovelware draws 361 Wikipedia views per month (computer_software_term category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] shovelware has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] shovelware is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shovelware. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shovelware
MLA “shovelware.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shovelware.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shovelware_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shovelware}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shovelware}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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