software program
12
2.7
- noun
- /ˈsɔftˌwɛr ˈprɒɡræm/
- Specialized
:
programa informático
- You might have a custom built software program that a company has that was made for them.
- computer software program
- statistical software program
- music software programs
But those are software programs and you got to have the hardware that will run it.
- But those are software programs and you got to have the hardware that will run it.
- In terms of formatting, there are many really good screen writing software programs and some some of them you can get for free.
- You're editing on a software program and you have to wait while the program gets your project ready.
- No, just say that's an example of that operation as a software program is really bad.
- I think there's a lot of people I wouldn't know who, who learned a lot about computers learning how to crack an Adobe Photoshop software program.
Examples
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In this wholly new endeavor, a software program has been created that models the processes of human intuition.
Fiction book (2001) -
A popular hypermedia software program that middle school students and teachers can learn easily is HyperStudio.
Academic text (1999) -
Over nine weeks, we observed 24 students using the reading software program.
Academic text (2015) -
Then they can try introducing a computer software program to just a few students.
Academic text (1998) -
One way to think of plug-ins is to consider them software programs operating within another software program.
Academic text (2013) -
Some fairly inexpensive software programs might be all you need to get started.
Academic text (1993) -
One type of collaborative writing software program available for the foreign language writing classroom is CommonSpace.
Academic text (2001) -
Students can save their scores on drill-and-practice software programs like Music Ace, Music Ace 2, or MiDisaurus.
Academic text (2001) -
The PC-based smartEDDY software program from SE Systems enables precise and non-contact, nondestructive measurements.
Academic text (1998) -
The new software program helped improve the overall performance of the computer system.
Synonyms
∞
3.1
A set of written instructions a computer follows to do a task
942
2.5
Programs that tell a computer what to do
32
2.3
A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do
2
3.2
A program that solves a specific problem for a person or business
1
3.2
Computer software that helps you do specific tasks like writing or managing files
A program kept in a computer's memory so the computer can run it
How Complex
- Specialized
3
3.4
- Specialized
12
2.7
- Specialized
326
3.9
- Specialized
70
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'software program' is directly and transparently compositional from 'software' (programs and data for computer operation) and 'program' (coded instructions a computer executes); together they plainly denote a set of computer instructions. This noun+noun technical combination is cross-linguistically common in computing vocabulary, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Software program comes from two simple ideas: software, meaning things that are not solid and unlike 'hardware', and program, meaning a set of planned steps like a recipe. So a software program is a written set of 'instructions' stored on a computer that tells it what to do.