software package
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsɔftˌwɛr ˈpækɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
paquete de software
- The new software package includes several tools for graphic design.
- statistical software package
- software package version
- available software package
The main thing there is technically a software package with the Intel driver suite for the IGPS.
- The main thing there is technically a software package with the Intel driver suite for the IGPS.
- I bought a one year update plan for a software package called resolume arena.
- Because the way that Microsoft licenses a software package is they license it by physical CPU.
Examples
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Data were analyzed using NVivo, a qualitative data analysis computer software package for working with textual data.
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Are different industry-specific software packages based upon similar symbol sets, or are there different sets?
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The training task, specifically the application of software packages, was found to be significant.
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Are these software packages basically just a large database?
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It's part of the software package that you pre-installed on your computer.
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Although there are a number of different e-mail systems and software packages, international standards ensure compatibility between them.
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I spent a long time searching for a remote operations software package that worked reliably and quickly.
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Of course, there are alternative software packages that accomplish the same goals as NetMeeting.
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A very limited number of subject-specific software packages have been produced intentionally for the teaching of art.
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Engineering Drawing students use software packages such as Inventor and SolidWorks to design three-dimensional prototypes and models.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
227
4.2
A set of computer programs and files that do a specific job
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3.5
Tools or programs that work together to do a task
How Complete
- Specialized
5
3.2
- Specialized
326
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a set or collection of computer programs' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'software' (programs and data) with 'package' (a set or bundle). This compositional construction is common in technical vocabulary and parallels patterns in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily grasp the MWE.
Etymology
Software package comes from the image of a physical package or box holding things together. Early computer software was sold on disks or in boxes with several programs inside, so software package came to mean 'a bundle of programs' that work together to do a job.