software
noun OPAL W
/ˈsɒftweə(r)/
/ˈsɔːftwer/
[uncountable]- the programs used by a computer for doing particular jobs
- management/editing software
- This is a very clever piece of software.
- Click here to download the software.
- You should install antivirus software.
- Do not run software from unknown sources.
- You will need to be able to use basic office software.
- The company has developed its own voice-recognition software.
- Will the software run on my machine?
- a software developer/company/engineer
- She has promised funding to purchase hardware and software in school education.
Wordfinder- code
- data
- functionality
- input
- interface
- keyword
- operating system
- program
- retrieve
- software
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Extra ExamplesTopics Computersb1- He was arrested for selling pirated software.
- I updated my antivirus software last night.
- Voice-recognition software takes your speech and turns it into text.
- an exciting piece of design software
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- computer
- PC
- application
- …
- piece
- run
- use
- create
- …
- run
- application
- applications
- package
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