Marketroid: /mar'k*-troyd/ Alt. `marketing Slime', `marketeer', `marketing Droid', `marketdroid'.

Marketroid: /mar'k*-troyd/ Alt. `marketing Slime', `marketeer', `marketing Droid', `marketdroid'.

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:marketroid: /mar'k*-troyd/ alt. `marketing slime',
`marketeer', `marketing droid', `marketdroid'. n. 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}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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