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Definition of Software
1. Noun. (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory. "The market for software is expected to expand"
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Code, Computer Code
Specialized synonyms: Alpha Software, Authoring Language, Beta Software, Compatible Software, Compatible Software, Cad, Computer-aided Design, Freeware, Groupware, Operating System, Os, Computer Program, Computer Programme, Program, Programme, Function, Procedure, Routine, Subprogram, Subroutine, Shareware, Shrink-wrapped Software, Spyware, Supervisory Software, Documentation, Software Documentation, Database Management System, Dbms, Upgrade
Antonyms: Hardware
Definition of Software
1. Noun. (computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM). Compare hardware. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Software
1. written or printed data used in computer operations [n -S]
Medical Definition of Software
1. Sequential operating instructions for a particular problem or function to be run on a digital computer. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Software
Literary usage of Software
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"software testing executes functions of C3I systems and subsystems. 0639 software
Engineering Directorate Department of Defense, Department of the Army US ..."
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