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1. software
noun. ['ˈsɔfˌtwɛr, ˈsɔfˌwɛr'] (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.
Synonyms
- software program
- software system
- procedure
- routine
- subroutine
- operating system
- supervisory software
- freeware
- beta software
- alpha software
- spyware
- program
- DBMS
- computer-aided design
- documentation
- programme
- code
- database management system
- computer software
- upgrade
- OS
- shareware
- shrink-wrapped software
- software documentation
- computer programme
- function
- subprogram
- groupware
- computer program
- package
- software package
- CAD
- computer code
- compatible software
Etymology
- -ware (English)
- soft (English)
- softe (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Software
- bakeware
- bundeswehr
- compuware
- cookware
- delaware
- delftware
- dinnerware
- earthenware
- eyewear
- farberware
- flatware
- footware
- footwear
- giftware
- glassware
- groupware
- hardware
- houseware
- kitchenware
- knowledgeware
How do you spell software? Is it sofware ?
A common misspelling of software is sofware
Sentences with software
1. Noun, singular or mass
You can spread those books out across all of your devices that have e-reader software.
Quotes about software
1. DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created.
- Bill Gates, The Road Ahead
2. Wit and puns aren't just decor in the mind; they're essential signs that the mind knows it's on, recognizes its own software, can spot the bugs in its own program.
- Adam Gopnik
3. There are two ways of constructing a piece of software: One is to make it so simple that there are obviously no errors, and the other is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious errors.
- Tony Hoare
