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vaporware
noun
va·por·ware ˈvā-pər-ˌwer 
: a computer-related product that has been widely advertised but has not and may never become available
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The practice of marketing products before they are available for sale is common to many industries, but especially the computer industry, where technological advancement is rapid and competition cutthroat. Unforeseen glitches occasionally result in the marketing of products that ultimately never see the light of day. Since the 1980s, such phantom computer products have been referred to by the word vaporware, which is modeled after familiar computer terms such as software and hardware. The word plays on the humorous notion of vapors being equated with rumors surrounding the development of a product that appears to be on its way but that never actually materializes.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Often, demoware becomes vaporware, announced for shock and awe in order to discourage competitors, but never released at all. 
Gary Marcus, Scientific American, 6 June 2022 After all, Google chose to showcase the Pixel Tablet, which is vaporware at best right now. Chris Smith, BGR, 26 May 2022 Wall Street dismissed it as yet another piece of Musk vaporware. Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022 In positioning itself as the great Tesla disrupter, Lucid Motors made performance claims for its debut-model Air that seemed destined for the vaporware ether. Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2022 Regardless, none of these products should end up as vaporware. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2022 With its dramatic, swoopy curves, aggressive front splitter and imposing rear wing, the 21C could, at first glance, be dismissed as yet another piece of vaporware from a boutique car maker selling a pipe dream to eager collectors. Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2022 Questions like these are the stuff of vaporware legends. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2022 In a presentation to more than 3 billion users in October, Meta largely showed vaporware: software and experiences that do not yet exist. Scott Nover, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2021 See More
Gary Marcus, Scientific American, 6 June 2022 After all, Google chose to showcase the Pixel Tablet, which is vaporware at best right now. Chris Smith, BGR, 26 May 2022 Wall Street dismissed it as yet another piece of Musk vaporware. Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022 In positioning itself as the great Tesla disrupter, Lucid Motors made performance claims for its debut-model Air that seemed destined for the vaporware ether. Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2022 Regardless, none of these products should end up as vaporware. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2022 With its dramatic, swoopy curves, aggressive front splitter and imposing rear wing, the 21C could, at first glance, be dismissed as yet another piece of vaporware from a boutique car maker selling a pipe dream to eager collectors. Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2022 Questions like these are the stuff of vaporware legends. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2022 In a presentation to more than 3 billion users in October, Meta largely showed vaporware: software and experiences that do not yet exist. Scott Nover, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
vapor entry 1 + -ware (in software)
First Known Use
1983, in the meaning defined above
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