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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>marketroid</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../M.html" title="M"/><link rel="previous" href="marginally.html" title="marginally"/><link rel="next" href="Mars.html" title="Mars"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">marketroid</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="marginally.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">M</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Mars.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="marketroid"/><dt xmlns="" id="marketroid"><b>marketroid</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/mar´k@·troyd/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> alt.: <span class="firstterm">marketing slime</span>,
<span class="firstterm">marketeer</span>, <span class="firstterm">mar­ket­ing droid</span>, <span class="firstterm">marketdroid</span>. 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
<a href="../D/droid.html"><i class="glossterm">droid</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="marginally.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../M.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Mars.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">marginally </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Mars</td></tr></table></div></body></html>