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Jargon marketroid /mar'k*-troyd/ n. alt. `marketing slime', `marketeer',
`marketing droid', `marketdroid'. A member of a company's marketing
department, esp. one who promises users that the next version of a
product will have features that are not actually scheduled for
inclusion, are extremely difficult to implement, and/or are in violation
of the laws of physics; and/or one who describes existing features (and
misfeatures) in ebullient, buzzword-laden adspeak. Derogatory. Compare
droid.

FOLDOC marketroid

/mar'k*-troyd/ (Or "marketing slime", "marketeer", "marketing
droid", "marketdroid") A member of a company's marketing
department, especially one who promises users that the next
version of a product will have features that are not actually
scheduled for inclusion, are extremely difficult to implement,
and/or are in violation of the laws of physics; and/or one who
describes existing features (and misfeatures) in ebullient,
buzzword-laden adspeak. Derogatory.

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(1995-02-23)