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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: software
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Definition: programs, procedures, rules, documentation and data of an information processing system

EXAMPLE Requirements and design specifications; source code listings, check lists and comments; “Help” text and messages for display at the computer/human interface; instructions for installation and operation; and support guides for hardware and software maintenance.

Note 1 to entry: Software is an intellectual creation that is independent of the medium upon which it is recorded.

Note 2 to entry: Software requires hardware devices to execute programs, and to store and transmit data.

Note 3 to entry: Types of software include firmware, system software, and application software.


Publication date:2015-02
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