dreamware
nounEtymology From dream + -ware.
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Rare Things dreamed of; fictions or fantasies.
- No use talking, I'm an unpractical, useless dealer in dreamware; a metaphysician who don't know how to fry an egg...1901, Paulist Fathers, Catholic World:
- The painting could serve as a sign over a shop selling dreamware. Legend erases the line between conscious and unconscious.1994, William Corbett, Philip Guston's late work:
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- So much of our contemporary theological dreamware is about escape. We long for heaven. We fix our eyes on the other world. We want out!2008, Skip Moen, Spiritual Restoration:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Rare Speculative software or hardware products that may never reach fruition; vapourware.
- […] the author is surprised to find so few imaging projects actually using CD-ROM. He attributes this to the "wait and see" attitude of potential users who are holding out for new "dreamware" products which do not exist yet.1989, Visual Resources Association, Bulletin:
- Independently pursuing his interest in metasoftware, Vinci has defined several basic modules and created some actual models of his dreamware.1989, Information Access Company, Datamation:
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- You could create problems for your company if you downplay current products and hype the dreamware that may never become reality.1999, Jessica Keyes, Internet Management: