Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SOFTWARE
software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
(noun) (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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
software (uncountable)
(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
Hyponyms: application software, data-oriented software, kitchen table software, on-premises software, malware, schlockware, shareware, shovelware, spyware, system software
(military) The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.
Usage notes
Software is a mass noun (some software, a piece of software). By non-native speakers it is sometimes erroneously treated as a countable noun (a software, some softwares).
Hyponyms
• See also software
• embedded software
Anagrams
• forwaste, softwear
Source: Wiktionary
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