Definitions for software
ˈsɔftˌwɛər, ˈsɒft-soft·ware

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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"

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1. softwarenoun

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

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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

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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. C.A.R. Hoare:

   There are two ways of constructing a software design One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.

2. Keith Salisbury:

   It would literally take us 8 to 10 hours to do that every day. The solution ? Make an app for that. Experts were able to do that by putting software experts next to airmen. We paired with them and we taught them this new way of building software and we built the software application side by side with them.

3. Matthias Rebellius:

   Smart building software is becoming more important with the higher integration needed to manage, operate and maintain buildings, we already have a huge software base and many software developers. We can expand it by investing in start-ups or making acquisitions.

4. Anonymous:

   The NeXT Computer The hardware makes it a PC, the software makes it a workstation, the unit sales makes it a mainframe.

5. Chris Church:

   Being from software, I wanted to make manufacturing hardware more like creating software, in software, when I needed a piece of code to do a certain task, I could go out and find it and plug it in. I thought hardware could work the same way.

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