Definitions for software
ˈsɔftˌwɛər, ˈsɒft-soft·ware

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, packagenoun

   (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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. softwarenoun

   Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM). Compare hardware.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Software

   Computer software, or simply software, is a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work. This is in contrast to physical hardware, from which the system is built and actually performs the work. In computer science and software engineering, computer software is all information processed by computer systems, programs and data. Computer software includes computer programs, libraries and related non-executable data, such as online documentation or digital media. Computer hardware and software require each other and neither can be realistically used on its own. At the lowest programming level, executable code consists of machine language instructions supported by an individual processor—typically a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU). A machine language consists of groups of binary values signifying processor instructions that change the state of the computer from its preceding state. For example, an instruction may change the value stored in a particular storage location in the computer—an effect that is not directly observable to the user. An instruction may also invoke one of many input or output operations, for example displaying some text on a computer screen; causing state changes which should be visible to the user. The processor executes the instructions in the order they are provided, unless it is instructed to "jump" to a different instruction, or is interrupted by the operating system. As of 2015, most personal computers, smartphone devices and servers have processors with multiple execution units or multiple processors performing computation together, and computing has become a much more concurrent activity than in the past. The majority of software is written in high-level programming languages. They are easier and more efficient for programmers because they are closer to natural languages than machine languages. High-level languages are translated into machine language using a compiler or an interpreter or a combination of the two. Software may also be written in a low-level assembly language, which has strong correspondence to the computer's machine language instructions and is translated into machine language using an assembler.

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1. software

   Software is a collection of data or computer instructions that instruct a computer how to work. It comprises a set of programs, procedures, and algorithms that perform various tasks on a computer system, including operating system, utility programs, language translator, and application programs. Software is the non-tangible component of a computer that enables it to perform specific tasks, as compared to the physical hardware which performs the actual work.

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1. Software

   Software is Grace Slick's 1984 album released by RCA Records. This album was recorded after she had re-joined Jefferson Starship. After working on this album, Peter Wolf would go on to contribute to Jefferson Starship's 1984 album, Nuclear Furniture. A music video was made for the single "All the Machines". "Software" is Grace Slick's fourth and final solo album.

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1. Software

   Sequential operating instructions for a particular problem or function to be run on a digital computer.

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1. software

   A set of words, definitions, instructions, language and code to program a computer, device, app, technology, laptop, server or network.

   The software creators know the software is easy to promote as it was so multifunctional and was user focused and consulted during the pilot of the software.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 12, 2020  

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1. software

   Song lyrics by software -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by software on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'software' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1034

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'software' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3273

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'software' in Nouns Frequency: #482

Anagrams for software »

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of software in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of software in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of software in a Sentence

1. Mary Nichols:

   It's almost impossible to explain something like that in any way other than something about the software that controls the operation.

2. Serhiy Demedyuk:

   Analysis of the malicious software that has already been identified and the targeting of attacks on Ukraine suggest that this is all being done for a specific day.

3. Cem Kaner:

   Testing is an empirical investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the software under test.

4. Editor Phil Jenkins:

   There are several factors that can help explain what happened. We’ve been struggling to adapt to a new software system. And on this particular story, we were making changes to the design of the page and in doing so strayed from our normal process for writing and editing headlines.

5. Cody Irion:

   I had never even considered software engineering before I started it as a hobby because I grew up in Southern Illinois with race horses, i knew nothing about the industry other than I liked computers and I started learning it and realized I was pretty good at it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=software
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Software
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=software