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{{g}}Disparaging term for any human being employed in any [[control function]]. Popular amongst those in the [[COO]] office. Would be fair if it were not also true — ''especially'' true — of those ''in'' the [[COO]] office.
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[[File:Tippex on screen.jpg|450px|thumb|center|[[Bloatware]] yesterday]]
}}1. Computing (''informal''): Computer software whose marginal usefulness is outweighed by the colossal demands it makes on the CPU, disk space and memory.
2. Management consulting (''derogatory''): Any human being employed in any [[control function]]. Popular amongst those in the [[COO]] office. Would be fair if it were not also true — ''especially'' true — of those ''in'' the [[COO]] office.


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Bloatware /ˈbləʊtwɛː/ (n.)
1. Computing (informal): Computer software whose marginal usefulness is outweighed by the colossal demands it makes on the CPU, disk space and memory. 2. Management consulting (derogatory): Any human being employed in any control function. Popular amongst those in the COO office. Would be fair if it were not also true — especially true — of those in the COO office.

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