Noun: software 'sóft,wehr
- (computing) written programs, procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
"the market for software is expected to expand"; "The company developed a new software program to streamline their inventory management"; "They installed a new software package for accounting";
- software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
Derived forms: softwares
Type of: code, computer code
Encyclopedia: Software, IEEE