A committee is evaluating several vendors for a health information system, and the members notice that one of the vendors describes some new and amazing features that are in development, along with an upcoming release of a new product that is designed to increase the user friendliness of the system. Unfortunately, the vendor fails to deliver on these features. The committee interprets this as:

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Vaporware refers to software or hardware that is announced publicly and promoted by the vendor but is not yet available to buy, and may never be. In this scenario, the vendor's failure to deliver the promised features and new product fits the definition of vaporware.

A Committee Is Evaluating Several Vendors for a Health Information