from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
marketroid
/mar'[email protected]/, 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}.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
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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