1. cruft - Noun
2. cruft - Verb
3. Cruft - Proper noun
(slang) Anything old or of inferior quality.
(computing, slang) Redundant, old or improperly written code, especially that which accumulates over time.
Synonym: clutter
(film, slang) Meaningless and/or gratuitous content displayed on computer consoles in visual entertainment productions.
cruft (third-person singular simple present crufts, present participle crufting, simple past and past participle crufted)
(computing, slang) To generate cruft. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Cruft
A surname.
People want to download publications quickly and read them without cruft. Publications that started in print carry too much baggage and usually have awful apps. 'The Magazine' was designed from the start to be streamlined, natively digital, and respectful of readers' time and attention. Marco Arment
This is, of course, untrue; but then this whole posting was top-to-bottom so full of bollocks it shouldn’t surprise us to find such illogical cruft in there. Source: Internet
From today’s new “best of” module, to promoted tweets, and “while you were away,” it’s all cruft to someone who just wants a clean stream to read. Source: Internet
It’s all about removing the unnecessary cruft so you can reveal the true beauty and clarity of the information you’re attempting to present. Source: Internet