JARGON WORD FOR ANYTHING THAT IS LEFT OVER, REDUNDANT AND GETTING IN THE WAY; DEFECTIVE, SUPERSEDED, USELESS, SUPERFLUOUS, OR DYSFUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS IN COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Crufty; Software cruft; Rubbage; Cruft (software)
handcruft
<jargon> (After "hand craft") To write something by hand
that would be better done automatically, e.g. writing
assembly language instead of using a compiler (see {hand
hacking}).
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rubbage
a combination of rubbish and garbage which refers to discarded envelopes, paper, letters, junk mail, etc. I burn my rubbage in the fireplace and throw my garbage in the trash can.
cruft
<jargon> (back-formation from "crufty") Anything unpleasant
that accumulates over time. Also used as a verb, as in {cruft
together}, hand cruft.
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Wikipedia
Cruft
Cruft is a jargon word for anything that is left over, redundant and getting in the way. It is used particularly for defective, superseded, useless, superfluous, or dysfunctional elements in computer software.