Software – Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers

software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming

software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release

software that can run on different computers without modification

application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together

software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing

software that is provided without charge

software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space

(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.

software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)

computer software that obtains information from a user’s computer without the user’s knowledge or consent

specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer’s main memory and control the processing of user’s programs

program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs

a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database

software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

an operating system that is on a disk

a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread

a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task

a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system

a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects

a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program

a program to convert assembly language into machine language

a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors

(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors

(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

a program that is called to prepare each job to be run

a program in a program library

a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system

a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer

a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language

a computer program that divides code up into functional components

a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter

a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times

a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information

a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)

a program that can change its performance in response to its environment

a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine

a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it

a program that controls the execution of other programs

a program to check natural language syntax

a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer

a computer program that looks for text that matches a given text

a program that translates one programming language into another

(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name

an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises

a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library

a routine designed to yield a random number

a routine that can call itself

a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines

a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program

a routine that can be used as needed

a database management system designed to manage a relational database

a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database

a program written in LISP

a program written in FORTRAN

a program written in C