shovelware UK /ˈʃʌvəlwɛə(ɹ)/US /ˈʃʌvəlwɛɚ/ noun3 •(slang, disapproving) A haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality. •(slang) Traditional media content, such as printed news reports, republished hastily on the Internet without considering the needs and capabilities of that medium. •(slang, disapproving) Video games of low qualityIt also had to make it clear it would not allow publishers to simply port PC titles to the Xbox and pollute the platform with "shovelware." — 2002