windows update

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Definition

A tongue-in-cheek term for any activity that wastes your time while pretending to be necessary or important. Inspired by Microsoft's notorious habit of forcing updates at the worst possible moments. It's become shorthand for bureaucratic delays and digital inconveniences that rob you of productivity.

Example Usage

This mandatory training session is a total Windows update—three hours of my life I'll never get back.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=windows%20update&defid=659)

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