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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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The software company-turned-crypto investment vehicle typically buys Bitcoin every week.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Judge Rakoff considered, and dismissed, the obvious point that typing into an AI tool is no different from typing into a cloud-based software, such as Google Docs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It drops into existing systems like a software update.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“These are the people who have been running the government,” said Miller, who made a fortune developing education software.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Then I went downstairs to the family computer in the basement and sorted through the boxes of software until I found the bookkeeping program Mom uses for her store.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

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