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software

[sawft-wair, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌwɛər, ˈsɒft- /
NOUN
computer program
Synonyms
STRONGEST
application application software program
STRONG
freeware groupware operating system shareware
WEAK
bundled software courseware file management system presentation software productivity software spreadsheet systems software vaporware

Example Sentences

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For software companies to begin replicating Palantir’s business model, “they would have to start figuring it out from scratch,” Luria said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Lemssouguer made prescient trades ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic and the software industry selloff this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“The software sale is the easy part,” ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott said at a Morgan Stanley conference earlier this month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

“The software only goes to $10,” said Leo Flores, owner of the gas station and mini-market.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Ohmae’s company has developed a software program that takes the data to be entered and breaks it down into packets.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.