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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They recognize requests for calculation and either access an available software tool, or write their own code to solve the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Some of the companies still target UK customers using online ads, and use advanced software including 'bots' to hoover up tickets from official channels before reselling them at higher prices.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Reorganization is seen for legal services, accountants, financial analysts and technical writers, while those in software engineering, graphic design and creative arts could grow with AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

A recent piece in Thompson’s Atlantic called this prospect “terrifying” and proposed a suite of solutions: disclosure policies, editor training on A.I. tells, detection software, penalties for violators.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

I’d rather go to a machine which knows me by some code word but on whose operating programs a team of software writers has painstakingly worked for months.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Vocabulary lists containing software

Computer Science and Technology - Introductory

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Computer Science and Technology - High School

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