1. Software that is
hastily made, without proper testing, and 'shoveled' down
consumers throats in order to make some quick cash.
2. Software that is preloaded onto a computer, that does nothing but slow down performance and does nothing beneficial, but is added in order to increase price or add appeal into
purchasing a computer.
1.
Battlefield 2: Special Forces Expansion Pack is a recent example of shovelware; it causes
CTD's, system failures, massive performance decreases, and addresses NONE of the original game problems.
2. Frank bought a computer just because it had a lot shovelware preloaded onto it, and now it takes 45 minutes to start up.