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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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Terry Grimm, who worked in IT for 40 years, retired from his senior software consultant role at 65 last May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

I guess for me it was a good thing, because being a not-talkative software engineer, I got some notoriety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“We don’t see software and semis being mutually exclusive, but for many the question becomes, ‘Why bother with software if semis are going to outperform on an absolute and relative basis?’”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The software company-turned-crypto investment vehicle typically buys Bitcoin every week.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

After about ten minutes of searching, the software highlighted a possible match.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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