Software

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  • noun. The programs, routines, and symbolic languages that control the functioning of the hardware and direct its operation.
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  • noun. Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM). Compare hardware.
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  • noun. (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory