resource hog
Memory-hungry software beast
A resource hog is something or someone that consumes a disproportionate share of available resources—computing power, memory, bandwidth, time, or attention.
In computing, resource hogs are programs that slow systems by monopolizing CPU or RAM: Close that browser—it's a resource hog.
The term extends to people who take more than their share: He's a resource hog in meetings, talking over everyone.
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- gluttonExcessive, voracious eater
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- spinning wheelFiber-to-thread device
- drainChannel for wastewater
battery drain · hoarder · monopolist · stutter · drag · clog · bloat · choke · grind · memory leak · stall · crawl · energy vampire · lag · burden · whir · crunch · fan
resource hoglightweight
Lacking mass or importance
efficient · lean · resource-efficient · streamlined · economical
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