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 fancruft

Translations

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: fuzuli

Etymology

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, fluff

Is 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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