Usually means: Purchased software unused by buyer.
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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. shelfware: Wordnik
  2. shelfware: Wiktionary
  3. shelfware: Dictionary.com

Computing (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. shelfware: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. shelfware: Netlingo
  3. shelfware: CCI Computer
  4. Webopedia (No longer online)
  5. shelfware: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shelfware: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (shelfware)

noun:  A piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation.
noun:  A piece of software created for the sole purpose of being immediately shelved.
noun:  Software purchased but not used.

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