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Software

Software (SW) consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer. Software also includes design documents and specifications.

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Overview

History

Types

Development and maintenance

Quality and security

Encoding and execution

Legal issues

Impact

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Software

Nodes129
Edges128
Triples89
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015504
Components1

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Software

Top relations

related to Patents · 12
Software → Before, Ideas, In, Inc, Patent, Patents, Signature Financial Group, State Street Bank, Supreme Court, Trust Co, United States, Unlike
related to Development and maintenance · 11
Software → As, COTS, Despite, Due, Formal, Frequently, Most, New, Over, Post-release, There
related to Quality and security · 11
Software → Although, By, Despite, Higher, If, Internet, It, Quality, The, To, Vulnerabilities
has impact · 9
Software → Almost, Engineer Capers Jones, GPS, In, Internet, It, Massive, Most, New
related to history · 9
Software → As, COBOL, Early, Fortran, Initially, John Wilder Tukey, Lisp, Machine, The
related to Types · 9
Software → Allocating, Application, Applications, CPU, Offering, Operating, Providing, There, This
related to Licenses · 6
Software → Free, Proprietary, Since, Some, The, United States Government
related to Programming languages · 5
Software → Programming, Programs, Since, Some, They
see also · 2
Software → AI-assisted, List
related to Liability · 1
Software → Purchasers

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Important terminology

hardware development programming applications languages quality computer code time also different system operating testing patents use often machine run resources

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
software licensesinstance oflegal issues0.80text
intellectual property rights play a significant role in the distribution of software productsinstance oflegal issues0.80text
a change request.Frequentlyinstance ofwhich is driven by events0.80text
software is released in an incomplete state when the development team runs out of time or fundinginstance ofwhich is driven by events0.80text
household appliancesinstance ofsoftware augments the functionality of existing technologies0.80text
elevatorsinstance ofsoftware augments the functionality of existing technologies0.80text
the Internetinstance ofSoftware also spawned entirely new technologies0.80text
video gamesinstance ofSoftware also spawned entirely new technologies0.80text
mobile phonesinstance ofSoftware also spawned entirely new technologies0.80text
and GPSinstance ofSoftware also spawned entirely new technologies0.80text
computer-aided designinstance ofMost creative professionals have switched to software-based tools0.80text
3D modelinginstance ofMost creative professionals have switched to software-based tools0.80text

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