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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

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He also drove the company’s transition to custom silicon, allowing Apple to have more control over its hardware and software ecosystem through the use of in-house chips.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Earlier this year, Bitcoin tanked amid a selloff in software stocks triggered by concerns about AI automation.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Maybe some of the infrastructure-stock valuations make sense, and maybe the software stocks aren’t cheap enough yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Companies across customer service, software development, financial services and logistics are deploying agents to complete work without human intervention.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

At the moment, he had NT 5, NT 4, Work Station, Windows 98, and he and Eric had begun fooling around with Linux, the complex, open-source software system rapidly spreading across the world.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz