of the OpenOffice.org Writer software 'Computer software,' or just 'software' is a general term used to describe a
collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some
tasks on a computer system.[{{cite web
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| accessdate = 2007-08-19 }}]
The term includes application software such as word processors which perform
productive tasks for users, system software such as operating systems, which
interface with hardware to provide the necessary services for application
software, and middleware which controls and co-ordinates distributed systems. "Software" is sometimes used in a broader context to mean anything which is not
hardware but which is used with hardware, such as film, tapes and
records.[software..(n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved 2007-04-
13, from Dictionary.com website:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/software]
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