Computer programs are referred to as software. Compare hardware.
[computing]
...the people who write the software for big computer projects.
Synonyms: computer program, operating system, application, system More Synonyms of software
software in British English
(ˈsɒftˌwɛə)
noun
1. computing
the programs that can be used with a particular computer system
Compare hardware (sense 2)
2.
video cassettes and discs for use with a particular video system
software in American English
(ˈsɔftˌwɛr)
noun
1. US
the programs, routines, etc. for a computer or computer system
see also hardware (sense 3) hardware (sense 3b)
2. US
the program material, as a film on a videocassette, that is used with electronic equipment
see also hardware (sense 3) hardware (sense 3c)
COBUILD Collocations
software
download software
free software
Examples of 'software' in a sentence
software
The key terms in computers are software and hardware.
Christianity Today (2000)
Others lack the confidence to use the software.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The final ingredient here is which software system to opt for.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The system uses computer software to distort facial features and the way in which they are arranged.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The company blamed the problem on new payroll software.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Software skills engineering should be part of our schooling system now.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Its hardware and software offer huge advances that are a match for any other smartphone.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The delay is being blamed on difficulties with the flight systems software and also with assembly documentation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
General retailers and software and computer services firms issued the largest number of warnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But new software must be installed to correct it.
The Sun (2007)
Its biggest cost is acquiring computer hardware and software.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The fifth richest man in the world will instead become chairman and chief technology officer of the software giant.
The Sun (2014)
It replaces the need to buy a disc or download software with a video stream over a broadband connection.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Computer software offers big savings too.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Its Android software used in smartphones has been a notable success.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The software giant is also increasing its dividend payout to shareholders by 22 per cent.
The Sun (2013)
There's a woman in software who schedules video conferences with her son.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's no big deal but in the new software.
The Sun (2013)
For the next generation it's code - young people learning to code and write software.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
People close to the case said that the regulatory push was attempting to change the software giant 's behaviour rather than simply impose fines on it.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Software houses are companies that write and supply software packages for computer systems; thus one does not have to buy all software from the computer manufacturer.
Samways, B. & Byrne-Jones, T. Computers Basic Facts (1983)
In other languages
software
British English: software /ˈsɒftˌwɛə/ NOUN
Computer programs are referred to as software.
He writes software.
American English: software
Arabic: بَرَامِجُ الْكُومْبِيُوتَر
Brazilian Portuguese: software
Chinese: 软件
Croatian: softver
Czech: software
Danish: software
Dutch: software
European Spanish: software
Finnish: ohjelmisto
French: logiciel
German: Software
Greek: λογισμικό
Italian: software
Japanese: ソフトウェア
Korean: 소프트웨어
Norwegian: programvare
Polish: oprogramowanie
European Portuguese: software
Romanian: software
Russian: программное обеспечение
Latin American Spanish: software
Swedish: programvara
Thai: โปรแกรมคอมพิวเตอร์
Turkish: yazılım
Ukrainian: програмне забезпечення
Vietnamese: phần mềm
All related terms of 'software'
free software
Computer programs are referred to as software . Compare → hardware .
software house
a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
bundled software
software sold as part of a package with computers or other hardware or software
download software
Computer programs are referred to as software . Compare → hardware .
operating software
software used in the operation of a computer system, typically by performing such tasks as memory allocation , job scheduling , and input / output control
software engineer
a person who writes computer programs
software library
a collection of programs that are used to develop software
software package
a set of related programs for a particular type of task such as word processing , sold and used as a single unit
software platform
a major piece of software , as an operating system, an operating environment , or a database , under which various smaller application programs can be designed to run
software program
a sequence of coded instructions fed into a computer, enabling it to perform specified logical and arithmetical operations on data
systems software
computer software that operates computer hardware and provides a platform on which applications may be run
teaching software
computer software for use in providing online education
utility software
system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
application software
software designed for a specific need or purpose
software engineering
the process of writing computer programs
Chinese translation of 'software'
software
(ˈsɔftwɛəʳ)
n(u)
软(軟)件 (ruǎnjiàn)
(noun)
Synonyms
computer program
operating system
application
The team developed a software application to control a robotic car.
system
a news channel on a local cable system
product
app
program
platform
network
The uterus is supplied with a network of blood vessels and nerves.
subject word lists
See Software and Operating Systems
Additional synonyms
in the sense of application
The team developed a software application to control a robotic car.
Synonyms
program,
package,
software,
app (informal),
killer application or killer app
in the sense of network
Definition
a system of intersecting lines, roads, veins, etc.
The uterus is supplied with a network of blood vessels and nerves.
Synonyms
web,
system,
arrangement,
grid,
mesh,
lattice,
circuitry,
nexus,
plexus,
interconnection,
net
in the sense of system
Definition
a network of communications, transportation, or distribution