software
/ˈsɒf(t)wɛː
/noun [mass noun]
The programs and other operating information used by a computer: [as modifier]: the software industry...Compare with hardware.
- These lapses have nothing to do with the operating system or software being used.
- The suspect is in charge of data input and software operations at a company, police said.
- The software means that computers can treat voice in the same way as text, or any other form of data.