chinkware
Software created in China, regarded as being likely to maliciously surveil the userSoftware created in China, regarded as being likely to maliciously surveil the user; Chinese spyware.
Meaning
2 senses(Internet, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable)Software created in China, regarded as being likely to maliciously surveil the user; Chinese spyware.
(Internet, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable)Products, especially electronics, manufactured or designed in China, regarded as being of poor-quality and prone to failure.
Origin
From Chink (“a contemptuous term for a Chinese person”) + -ware.From Chink (“a contemptuous term for a Chinese person”) + -ware.
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