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software

[sawft-wair, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌwɛər, ˈsɒft- /


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In the era of agentic AI, the barrier to entry used to be the “how” — the ability to write code or navigate complex software.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The Dutch AEX was 0.2% lower as software stocks slipped, though semiconductor stocks gained.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In 2008, however, Humboldt election officials discovered that software they used to tally votes had failed to count 197 ballots from one precinct.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“The appearance of software working is not software working, and it’s the slop that is getting a lot of attention,” he said on the earnings call.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

All this time, she’d been using software to disguise it.

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




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