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software

EN[ˈsɔftˌwɛɹ]
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  • Computer software or simply software is any set of machine-readable instructions that directs a computer's processor to perform specific operations. Computer software contrasts with computer hardware, which is the physical component of computers.
  • Computer software includes computer programs, libraries and their associated documentation. The word software is also sometimes used in a more narrow sense, meaning application software only.
  • At the lowest level, executable code consists of machine language instructions specific to an individual processor – typically a central processing unit (CPU).
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    Definition of software in English Dictionary

  • NounSUF-ware
    1. (computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM). Compare hardware.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • User self-elevation occurs when mobile, remote, or power users need to run software that is usually run by only users with administrator-level permissions.
        • The software engineer had been developing lots of EDA tools.   a tool for recovering deleted files from a disk ‎
        • The computer failed to autodetect my new printer, so I had to install its software manually.
      2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • After a week of poring over the manuals, I am just beginning to get a handle on the software.
        • Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Morphemes
        • Suffixes
          • Words by suffix
            • Words suffixed with -ware
        • Nouns
          • Singularia tantum
            • Uncountable nouns
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        Grammatically, this word "software" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.
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