software
Từ điển Collocation
software noun
ADJ. computer | application | accounting, design, educational, management, music-sharing, etc. | anti-virus | proprietary | pirated He was arrested for selling pirated software.
QUANT. piece an exciting piece of design software
VERB + SOFTWARE use, run My PC isn't powerful enough to run that software. | design, develop, write | download, install
SOFTWARE + VERB run The software will run on most IBM-compatible PCs.
SOFTWARE + NOUN application, package, product, program, system, tool | development, engineering | developer, engineer | company, firm, house > Special page at COMPUTER
Từ điển WordNet
English Idioms Dictionary
computer programs, courseware This accounting software is very easy to use.
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. Computer programs; instructions that make hardware work. Two main types of software are system software (operating systems), which controls the workings of the computer, and applications, such as word processing programs, spreadsheets, and databases, which perform the tasks for which people use computers. Two additional categories, which are neither system nor application software but contain elements of both, are network software, which enables groups of computers to communicate, and language software, which provides programmers with the tools they need to write programs. In addition to these task-based categories, several types of software are described based on their method of distribution. These include packaged software (canned programs), sold primarily through retail outlets; freeware and public domain software, which are distributed free of charge; shareware, which is also distributed free of charge, although users are requested to pay a small registration fee for continued use of the program; and vaporware, software that is announced by a company or individuals but either never makes it to market or is very late. See also application, canned software, freeware, network software, operating system, shareware, system software, vaporware. Compare firmware, hardware, liveware.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
syn.: computer software package software package software program software system