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software
UK ['sɒft.weər] US ['sɑ:ft.wer] noun uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■the instructions which control what a computer does; computer programs （电脑）软体•He's written a piece of software which calculates your tax returns for you.他编写了一个能计算你退税额度的软体。 Compare hardware
UK ['sɒft.weər] US ['sɑ:ft.wer] noun uncountable
Common Learner Errors softwareSoftware does not have a plural form and cannot be used with a or an.To talk about an amount of software , do not say 'softwares', say software , some software or a lot of software :
✗ I strongly recommend that we upgrade our softwares.I strongly recommend that we upgrade our software.To talk about software in the singular, do not say 'a software', say a piece of software :
✗ There was a demonstration of a software that I think we should buy.There was a demonstration of a piece of software that I think we should buy. |