bossware.
Software installed on employees' computers for the purpose of allowing a manager to track their working time and activity.
Meaning & usage
Software installed on employees' computers for the purpose of allowing a manager to track their working time and activity.
Our organisation sent us laptops to work from home, but it has some very intrusive bossware installed on it.
Where this word comes from
From boss + -ware.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.