Definition of vapourware in English:
vapourware
(US vaporware)
noun ˈveɪpəwɛːˈveɪpərˌwɛr
mass nounComputing informal Software or hardware that has been advertised but is not yet available to buy, either because it is only a concept or because it is still being written or designed.
〔计算机〕〈非正式〉朦胧件，虚幻软件
Example sentencesExamples
- One thing you can be sure of: there's no risk of downloading a virus from vaporware.
- Yes, clearly, some of these technologies are overhyped or vaporware, and some may go nowhere.
- We should stop development on all new, and old products and concentrate on making them stable instead of showing vaporware.
- While some have accused the product of being vaporware, it certainly is getting plenty of attention.
- When you talk to many developers today about Web services, you'll get the glassy eyed stare of someone who has dealt with vaporware for far too long.
Definition of vaporware in US English:
vaporware
(British vapourware)
nounˈvāpərˌwerˈveɪpərˌwɛr
Computing informal Software or hardware that has been advertised but is not yet available to buy, either because it is only a concept or because it is still being written or designed.
〔计算机〕〈非正式〉朦胧件，虚幻软件
Example sentencesExamples
- While some have accused the product of being vaporware, it certainly is getting plenty of attention.
- One thing you can be sure of: there's no risk of downloading a virus from vaporware.
- We should stop development on all new, and old products and concentrate on making them stable instead of showing vaporware.
- Yes, clearly, some of these technologies are overhyped or vaporware, and some may go nowhere.
- When you talk to many developers today about Web services, you'll get the glassy eyed stare of someone who has dealt with vaporware for far too long.