Definitions For Cruft

Verb

{{en-verb}} (computing, slang) To generate cruft. {{rfex, en}}

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 {{qualifier, old stuff}} Turkish: fuzuli

Etymology

mit {{w/">circa 1959, mit {{w, tech model railroad club}}.{{w, peter samson}}, june 1959 (with 2005 commentary) {{unk, en}} origin; possibly from cruft hall, built in 1915 as a gift from a donor named harriet otis cruft.{{cite-web, url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1916/3/10/bronze-tablet-erected-in-cruft-memorial/, title=bronze tablet erected in cruft memorial laboratory, website=thecrimson.com, accessdate=26 november 2014}} cruft hall was the radar laboratory of {{w, harvard}}'s physics department during the second world war, which contained much old and unused technical equipment. possibly crust, fluff, nocap=1, both of which may form on old abandoned things, or influenced by crud.