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Software
software

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Soft·ware <-, -s> [ˈsɔftvɛ:ɐ̯] N f

Software
software
benutzerfreundliche/integrierte Software
user-friendly/integrated software
Software übertragen
to transfer software
OpenDict entry

Software N

bösartige Software
malware
bösartige Software
malicious software

DTP-Soft·ware [-zɔftvɛ:ɐ̯] N f COMPUT

DTP-Software
DTP software

E-Mail-Soft·ware [ˈi:me:lzɔftvɛ:ɐ̯] N f

E-Mail-Software
e-mail software
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German
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software piracy
Software-Piraterie f
FLOSS (acronym for 'Free/Libre Open Source Software') COMPUT
Freie Software und Open-Source-Software
FOSS (acronym for 'Free and Open Source Software') COMPUT
Freie Software und Open-Source-Software
free software COMPUT
freie Software
Face-tracking software
Face-Tracking-Software f
software
Software f <-, -s>
to write software
Software entwickeln [o. schreiben]
software
Software-

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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Trading-Software N f IT

Trading-Software
trading software
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trading software
Trading-Software f

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

expenditure on hardware and software
hard und software-technischer Aufwand

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Hardware/Software warten
to maintain hardware/software
eine mangelhafte Software
faulty software
benutzerfreundliche/integrierte Software
user-friendly/integrated software
die schwarze Benutzung von Software
the illegal [or illicit] use of software
Wartung der Hardware/Software COMPUT
hardware/software maintenance

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Eine Software steuert, wohin der Schlitten bewegt werden muss und wann Bilder gemacht werden sollen.
de.wikipedia.org
In der Computerindustrie wird sowohl bei Hardware als auch Software versucht, die Interoperabilität auf allen Stufen zu behindern: bei proprietären Betriebssystemen, Anwendungsprogrammen und Dateiformaten.
de.wikipedia.org
Zudem bietet das Unternehmen Lösungen an, die Disk, Tape, Deduplikation, Replikation, Verschlüsselung, die Sicherung virtualisierter Daten und Software für Datenmanagement miteinander verbinden.
de.wikipedia.org
Dies, so das Gericht, gilt auch dann, wenn es sich um online übertragene Software handelt.
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Als von Benutzern nachgefragte Funktion wurde eine bildschirmfüllende Software-Tastatur implementiert.
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