software
noun[U]
uk/ˈsɒft.weər/us/ˈsɑːft.wer/A2
theinstructionsthatcontrolwhat acomputerdoes;computerprograms:
(计算机)软件He's written apieceof software that doesyourtaxesfor you.他编写了一个为你计算税额的软件。
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hardware(COMPUTER)
- Heworksfor a softwarecompany.
- When youbuya newcomputer, you usually get softwareincludedat noextracost.
- This softwarehelpsfirmsarchiveandretrieveemails.
- Andrew, can youhelpmeinstallthis software?
- He's written apieceof software thatcalculatesyourtaxreturnsfor you.
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- analytics
- cheat
- facial recognition
- facial recognition software
- femtech
- file system
- garbage collector
- infection
- installer
- planner
- software package
- spellchecker
- splash screen
- story mode
- syntactic
- syntactically