software

n. programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware

Computer software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some task on a computer system. The term includes application software such as word processors which perform productive tasks for users, system software such as operating systems, which interface with hardware to provide the necessary services for application software, and middleware which controls and co-ordinates distributed systems.
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Noun
1. (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"
(synonym) software system, software package, package
(antonym) hardware, computer hardware
(hypernym) code, computer code
(hyponym) alpha software
(classification) computer science, computing

n. software, program, written program for a computer

n. software, programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware