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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.

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