software

Definition of softwarenext
as in program
as in application The new software was designed to make the process of data entry more efficient.

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Recent Examples of software Most of the 17 incidents involving Tesla’s autonomous driving system were caused by other road users, rather than failures of the software itself. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026 Other cases have involved people wrongfully arrested after software produced a mistaken match. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 The software can also write patient discharge notes and provide custom study tools for medical exams. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 May 2026 Because phone manufacturers heavily customize Android, incorporating all the best software features into a single device is a challenging task. Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for software
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Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Saab led a yearslong scheme beginning around 2015 to defraud a humanitarian program intended to provide food to impoverished Venezuelans.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Collins’s main competitors are Derek Dooley, the former head coach of the football programs at Louisiana Tech and the University of Tennessee, and Buddy Carter, another Georgia congressman.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
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  • Mamdani intends to cut the median time for approvals from 210 to to 100 days via a mix of simplifying income verification, speeding up the process for lottery winners to be selected, and streamlining the applications, among other things.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • This included implementing an electronic application process and introducing a mobile application center designed to make the hiring process more efficient and accessible to prospective applicants.
    Joy Lepola-Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
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  • Trump is sitting on a decision over whether to deliver a $14 billion arms package to the island, having greenlit an $11 billion sale last year.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
  • The arrangement stands out even in an era of escalating compensation packages for top university executives, particularly because the $2 million separation payment is likely to be funded through private donations rather than state dollars.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026

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“Software.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/software. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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