Definitions For Cruft
Verb
(computing, slang) To generate cruft.Noun
CRUFT (uncountable) (computing, slang) Anything old or of inferior quality. (computing, slang) Redundant, old or improperly written code, especially that which accumulates over time; clutter. (film, slang) Meaningless and/or gratuitous content displayed on computer consoles in visual entertainment productions.Derived terms
crufting crufty cruftware fancruftTranslations
Finnish: roska German: Überflüssiges, n, Krempel, m, Ramsch, m, Schrott, m, Müll, m Polish: rupiecie, m-p, barachło, n, szajs, m Russian: хлам, m, барахло́, n, ру́хлядь, n, старьё, n Turkish: fuzuliEtymology
Circa 1959, mit .<ref>, June 1959 (with 2005 commentary)</ref> origin; possibly from Cruft Hall, built in 1915 as a gift from a donor named Harriet Otis Cruft.<ref>'s physics department during the Second World War, which contained much old and unused technical equipment. Possibly crust, fluffIs Cruft a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12
The word Cruft is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends
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