software
noun
soft·ware
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Definition of software
: something used or associated with and usually contrasted with hardware: such as
a
: programs for a computer
accounting software
b
dated
: the entire set of programs, procedures, and related documentation associated with a mechanical or electronic system and especially a computer system
c
: materials for use with audiovisual equipment
… television programs, music, and movies are now called software, by the way …— Robert Bixby
Examples of software in a Sentence
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McLaughlin, 35, was a senior software engineer, and Takvam was Brilliant’s vice president of engineering. — Washington Post, "2 Singaporeans among California boat fire victims," 8 Sep. 2019 Caroline McLaughlin Caroline McLaughlin, a senior software engineer at Brilliant, was with her colleague Kristian Takvam on the Conception, the company confirmed to LAlist. — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, "Nationwide Heartbreak: Remembering the 34 Victims of the California Boat Fire," 8 Sep. 2019 McLaughlin was a senior software engineer, and Takvam was Brilliant's vice president of engineering. — CBS News, "What we know about the California boat fire victims," 6 Sep. 2019 McLaughlin was a senior software engineer, and Takvam was Brilliant’s vice president of engineering. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Families, engineers, free spirits among boat fire victims," 5 Sep. 2019 To wit, a popular book among programmers and software engineers is Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions. — Michelle Cheng, Quartz at Work, "An Airbnb host is offering mock Amazon job interviews for $5,300," 30 Aug. 2019 But bonds are still surprising investors who thought of them as a safe, low-return, bet, like George Alexander, a 38-year old software engineer, who bought a fund of high-quality long-term bonds in February. — Matt Phillips, New York Times, "While Wall St. Talks of Recession, Bond Investors Make a Killing," 28 Aug. 2019 Anderson, who had a long career as a software engineer, recently got an electric bike and enjoyed driving it to work, according to his obituary. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, "Eagan man dies of injuries from bike crash," 23 Aug. 2019 Another new Apple Card owner, Jordan Osterberg, 18, is a college student and a part-time software engineer at a local church in California. — Shannon Liao, CNN, "With the Apple Card, Goldman Sachs is getting deeper into the subprime lending business," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'software.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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software
noun
English Language Learners Definition of software
: the programs that run on a computer and perform certain functions
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software
noun
soft·ware
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Kids Definition of software
: the programs and related information used by a computer
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