component constituent element | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up, especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system, spare components for cars, a component or constituent element of a system |
software package software product | merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale |
component constituent element factor ingredient | an abstract part of something, jealousy was a component of his character, two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony, the grammatical elements of a sentence, a key factor in her success, humor: an effective ingredient of a speech |
software software program computer software software system software package package | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read write memory, the market for software is expected to expand |
alpha software | a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers |
beta software | software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release, beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it |
compatible software | software that can run on different computers without modification |
compatible software | application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together |
system program systems program systems software | a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer |
shrink-wrapped software | software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform) |
supervisory software | specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs |
software documentation documentation | program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs |
software error programming error | error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result |
programmer computer programmer coder software engineer | a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs |
part portion component part component constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it, he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself, I read a portion of the manuscript, the smaller component is hard to reach, the animal constituent of plankton |