shelfware

jargon /shelfweir/ Software which is never used and so

ends up on the shelf. Shelfware may be purchased on a whim by

an individual, or in accordance with corporate policy, but not

actually required for any particular use. Alternatively, it

may be software that has been developed (unlike vaporware),

but is never released as a product -- a common occurrence at

DEC.

[Jargon File]

(1997-07-20)