CRUFT

Etymology

Proper noun

Cruft

A surname.

Etymology

Noun

cruft (uncountable)

(computing, slang) Anything old or of inferior quality.

(computing, slang) Redundant, old or improperly written code, especially that which accumulates over time; clutter.

(film, slang) Meaningless and/or gratuitous content displayed on computer consoles in visual entertainment productions.

Verb

cruft (third-person singular simple present crufts, present participle crufting, simple past and past participle crufted)

(computing, slang) To generate cruft.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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