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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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Rick Phillips, 53, senior software engineer: One night while I was sleeping, I heard a crash in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It drops into existing systems like a software update.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Shares of nCino soared Wednesday after the software company reported better-than-expected quarterly results and a series of new customers.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 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

The Yorktown’s computers had just received new software that was controlling the engines.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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