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ALSO CALLED: Packaged Software, Application Programs, COTS Software, Downloadable Software, Application Software, Functional Programs, Application Program, Applications, Programs, Computer Programs, Software Packages, Software Applications, Computer Software, Software Programs, Commercial Off the Shelf Software, and Off the Shelf Software
DEFINITION: Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. (The term hardware describes the physical aspects of computers and related devices.)Software can be thought of as the variable part of a computer and hardware the invariable part. Software is often divided into application software (programs that do work users are directly interested in) and
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