Cruft

Pronunciation: /krʌft/

Definitions of cruft

noun a slang term used in computing to describe unnecessary or redundant code or data

Example Sentences

A1 I don't like the look of all this cruft in the garage.

A2 The old computer was full of cruft, making it slow and inefficient.

B1 It's time to clean up all the cruft on my computer and organize my files.

B2 The software developer had to sift through the cruft of outdated code to find the bug.

C1 The project manager decided to remove all the cruft from the project to streamline the process.

C2 The architect carefully designed the system to avoid accumulating cruft over time.

Examples of cruft in a Sentence

formal The software engineer spent hours cleaning up the cruft in the codebase.

informal I can't believe how much cruft is on this website.

slang This room is full of cruft, we need to declutter ASAP.

figurative The cruft of bad memories weighed heavily on her mind.

Grammatical Forms of cruft

• past tense: crufted
• plural: crufts
• comparative: more cruft
• superlative: most cruft
• present tense: crufts
• future tense: will cruft
• perfect tense: have crufted
• continuous tense: is crufting
• singular: cruft
• positive degree: cruft
• infinitive: to cruft
• gerund: crufting
• participle: crufted

Origin and Evolution of cruft

First Known Use: 1960 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'cruft' is believed to have originated in the field of computer programming, specifically within the hacker culture.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe poorly written or unnecessary code, 'cruft' has evolved to also refer to any kind of clutter, redundancy, or outdated technology.