software

Meaning

1. Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
2. The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.

Concepts

software

package

software program

computer software

software package

software system

computer program

program

sw

documentation

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SW

program system

programming system

code

repertoire

repertory

programs

pliability

softness

device driver

Hyphenated as

soft‧ware

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɒf(t)ˌwɛə/

Etymology

From soft + -ware, by contrast with hardware (“the computer itself”). Coined by John Tukey in 1958.

Sentences

Many are released with other software , most notably Microsoft Office .

Music produced with notation or sequencing software could easily be considered computer-aided composition .