software

soft-ware · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Programs and data used by a computer.

  2. 2.

    The industry that produces computer programs.

Forms

plural: software

Related words

Antonyms: hardware
See also: computer, hardware, program
Synonyms: applications, programs

Etymology

Coined in 1958 as contrast to hardware, from soft + ware ("goods").