0 programs that use a lot of space and memory, often programs that are already on a computer or phone when it is bought, and that may not be needed by the user:
1 software that is not effective because it uses too much computer memory (= space for storing information):
A number of technology blogs have also covered the issue of increased bloatware on cell phones.
Confusingly, the same term bloatware is also commonly used to refer to preinstalled software on a device, usually included by the hardware manufacturer, that is mostly unwanted by the purchaser.
It is a bloatware and a backdoor.
