Definition of "software" []

• Computer Science The programs, routines, and symbolic languages that control the functioning of the hardware and direct its operation. (noun)

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• "CNC Software, Inc. is proud to introduce Mastercam® for SolidWorks®, which combines the world's leading modeling software with the world's most widely-used CAM software*."
• "Commercial software development: the * software* is the product."
• "NICKJ AirRadar is an excellent piece of software, and it deserves a review that reflects your opinion of it * as a piece of software*."