英语词汇“software”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

In computer science, software is a computer program you can load on your computer. Software includes everything from operating systems to game programs.

The word software was first used in print in 1958 by John Tukey, a statistician. Some experts suggest the actual word was coined in 1953 as a joke by Paul Niquette. He used the word to refer to the programs for a computer — as opposed to the hardware that made up the physical computer. You can purchase software, install software, and even fix software bugs.

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software

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Today’s biggest expense is not hardware but software,” says Mr. Leonard.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017)

In November, it was reported that software developed with Mark Zuckerberg’s support will allow third parties to monitor and suppress the visibility of posts.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

The setup allows the company to frequently update the software to fix bugs and add new features.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

n (computer science) written programs or 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

Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

computer software, package, software package, software program, software system

computer hardware, hardware

(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

Microsoft disk operating system

an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers

Linux

an open-source version of the UNIX operating system

Internet Explorer

a commercial browser

Konqueror

a freeware browser for Linux

lynx

a text browser

Mosaic

a freeware browser

Netscape

a commercial browser

Opera

a commercial browser

MapQuest

a free, widely-used Web Map Server

Google

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

Yahoo

a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance

Ask Jeeves

a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms

alpha software

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

authoring language

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

beta software

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

compatible software

software that can run on different computers without modification

compatible software

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

CAD, computer-aided design

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

freeware

software that is provided without charge

groupware

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

OS, operating system

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

computer program, computer programme, program, programme

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

function, procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine

a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

shareware

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

shrink-wrapped software

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

spyware

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

supervisory software

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

documentation, software documentation

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

DBMS, database management system

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

upgrade

software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

DOS, disk operating system

an operating system that is on a disk

UNIX, UNIX operating system, UNIX system

trademark for a powerful operating system

anti-virus program

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

application, application program, applications programme

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

binary, binary program

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

loop

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

malevolent program

a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects

patch

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

assembler, assembly program

a program to convert assembly language into machine language

checking program

a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors

compiler, compiling program

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

debugger

a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors

interface, user interface

(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

interpreter, interpretive program

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

job control

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

library program

a program in a program library

monitor program, monitoring program

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

object program, target program

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

source program

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

parser

a computer program that divides code up into functional components

tagger, tagging program

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

relocatable program

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

reusable program

a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

Web Map Server, Web Map Service

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

search engine

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

self-adapting program

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

spider, wanderer

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

spreadsheet

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

stored program

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

executive program, supervisor, supervisory program

a program that controls the execution of other programs

syntax checker

a program to check natural language syntax

system program, systems program, systems software

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

text-matching

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

translating program, translator

a program that translates one programming language into another

service program, utility, utility program

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

Windows

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

cataloged procedure

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

contingency procedure

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

library routine

a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library

random number generator

a routine designed to yield a random number

recursive routine

a routine that can call itself

reusable routine

a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

executive routine, supervisory routine

a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines

tracing routine

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

service routine, utility routine

a routine that can be used as needed

relational database management system

a database management system designed to manage a relational database

object-oriented database management system

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

LISP program

a program written in LISP

FORTRAN program

a program written in FORTRAN

C program

a program written in C

code, computer code

(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

单词	software
释义	software (once / 452 pages) n In computer science, software is a computer program you can load on your computer. Software includes everything from operating systems to game programs. The word software was first used in print in 1958 by John Tukey, a statistician. Some experts suggest the actual word was coined in 1953 as a joke by Paul Niquette. He used the word to refer to the programs for a computer — as opposed to the hardware that made up the physical computer. You can purchase software, install software, and even fix software bugs. WORD FAMILY software USAGE EXAMPLES “Today’s biggest expense is not hardware but software,” says Mr. Leonard. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) In November, it was reported that software developed with Mark Zuckerberg’s support will allow third parties to monitor and suppress the visibility of posts. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The setup allows the company to frequently update the software to fix bugs and add new features. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) n (computer science) written programs or 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 Syn\|Ant\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper computer software, package, software package, software program, software system computer hardware, hardware (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system Microsoft disk operating system an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers Linux an open-source version of the UNIX operating system Internet Explorer a commercial browser Konqueror a freeware browser for Linux lynx a text browser Mosaic a freeware browser Netscape a commercial browser Opera a commercial browser MapQuest a free, widely-used Web Map Server Google a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search Yahoo a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance Ask Jeeves a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms alpha software a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers authoring language software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming beta software software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release compatible software software that can run on different computers without modification compatible software application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together CAD, computer-aided design software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing freeware software that is provided without charge groupware software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space OS, operating system (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services computer program, computer programme, program, programme (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute function, procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program shareware software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc. shrink-wrapped software software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform) spyware computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent supervisory software specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs documentation, software documentation program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs DBMS, database management system a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database upgrade software that provides better performance than an earlier version did DOS, disk operating system an operating system that is on a disk UNIX, UNIX operating system, UNIX system trademark for a powerful operating system anti-virus program a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread application, application program, applications programme a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task binary, binary program 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 loop a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied malevolent program a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects patch a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program assembler, assembly program a program to convert assembly language into machine language checking program a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors compiler, compiling program (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program debugger a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors interface, user interface (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 interpreter, interpretive program (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time job control a program that is called to prepare each job to be run library program a program in a program library monitor program, monitoring program a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system object program, target program a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer source program a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language parser a computer program that divides code up into functional components tagger, tagging program a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter relocatable program a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times reusable program a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly Web Map Server, Web Map Service a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information search engine a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet) self-adapting program a program that can change its performance in response to its environment spider, wanderer 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 spreadsheet a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen stored program a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it executive program, supervisor, supervisory program a program that controls the execution of other programs syntax checker a program to check natural language syntax system program, systems program, systems software a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer text-matching a computer program that looks for text that matches a given text translating program, translator a program that translates one programming language into another service program, utility, utility program (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer Windows (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface cataloged procedure a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name contingency procedure an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises library routine a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library random number generator a routine designed to yield a random number recursive routine a routine that can call itself reusable routine a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly executive routine, supervisory routine a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines tracing routine a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program service routine, utility routine a routine that can be used as needed relational database management system a database management system designed to manage a relational database object-oriented database management system a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database LISP program a program written in LISP FORTRAN program a program written in FORTRAN C program a program written in C code, computer code (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
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