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Word entry · 8 letters

software

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"Computer programs"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɒf(t)ˌwɛə/Part of speech nounSorted aeforstwStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Computer programs and related data.

Word origin

Computing sense from soft + -ware, by contrast with hardware (“the computer itself”). Coined by John Tukey in 1958. The earlier sense of software to mean tangible products with a soft texture may have fallen out of common usage before the computing sense was created.

Used in a sentence

  • Some software will only run on a particular platform.
  • Cris “Space Rogue” Thomas, another ex-L0pht member who testified alongside Zatko that day, said that L0pht would do everything it could to get companies to collaboratively fix software issues the hacker group found.
  • The Americans have devoted their attention to the hardware of disarmament: Europeans can make a special contribution to the 'software' or human content of detente.

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