Software
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See also: software
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English software.
Pronunciation
Noun
Software f (genitive Software, plural Softwares)
- (uncountable) software
- (countable) piece of software, a program
- 2013, Jörg Becker, Die Digitalisierung von Medien und Kultur. Mit einem Vorwort von Lothar Bisky., Springer VS, page 47:
- Wer nutzt die Softwares, wie wirken die Programme auf das tägliche Leben?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1999, C. Nimsgern et al., Computergestützte Evaluation der Nachstardichte mittels EPCO; in: C. Duncker & C. Ohrloff & F. Wilhelm (eds.), DGII: 12. Kongreß der Deutschsprachigen Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie, Springer, p.195:
- Zur statistischen Auswertung wurden die Softwares Systat und Statistica verwendet.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Software
Antonyms
Hyponyms
Hyponyms that contain the word software
- Abfragesoftware
- Agentursoftware
- Animationssoftware
- Anwendersoftware (Anwendungssoftware)
- Betriebssoftware (→ Betriebssystemsoftware)
- Branchensoftware
- Erpressungssoftware
- Firmensoftware
- Gerätetreibersoftware (Treibersoftware)
- Individualsoftware
- Kartensoftware (→ Bürgerkartensoftware)
- Kommunikationssoftware
- Lernsoftware
- Manipulationssoftware
- Open-Source-Software
- PDF-Software
- Public-Domain-Software
- Receiversoftware
- Routingsoftware
- Schadsoftware f (“malware”)
- Spähsoftware
- Spionagesoftware
- Standardsoftware
- Systemsoftware (→ Betriebssystemsoftware)
- Übersetzungssoftware
- Umrüstungssoftware
- Vertriebssoftware
- Virensoftware
- Wartungssoftware
Other hyponyms
Derived terms
- Softwareaktualisierung (Software-Update)
- Softwareanalyse (→ Software-Sicherheitsanalyse)
- Softwarearbeit (→ Software-Prozessarbeit)
- Softwarearchitektur
- Softwaredesign
- Softwaredokumentation
- Softwareentwickler
- Softwareentwicklung (→ Softwareentwicklungsmodell)
- Softwareentwurf
- Softwarefehler
- Softwarehandel
- Softwarehaus
- Softwarehersteller
- Softwareingenieur
- Softwarekrise (hist.)
- Softwarelebenszyklus
- Softwaremigration
- Softwaremodell (→ Softwareentwicklungsmodell)
- Softwarepaket
- Softwareprodukt (→ Softwaresystemprodukt)
- Softwarequalität (→ Softwarequalitätskriterum)
- Softwareschmiede
- softwareseitig
- Softwaresicherheit (→ Software-Sicherheitsanalyse)
- Softwarestand
- Softwaresystem (→ Softwaresystemprodukt)
- Softwaresystemzusammenhang
- Softwaretest
- Softwaretesten
- Softwaretester
- Softwarewerkzeug (Softwaretool)
Related terms
References
Software on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
