le
masculine
/lɔ.ʒi.sjɛl/
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Translation
software
Word origin
A modern French coinage from logique ('logic') with an ending modelled on materiel ('hardware'), created in the 1970s as the French equivalent of 'software'. Logique itself is from Greek logos via Latin logica.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- logos
- English cognates
- logic, logical
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Plurallogiciels
Examples
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This software is very easy to use.
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My father wrote some software for his job.
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The software on my computer is too old.
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You have to buy this new software for your office.
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This software has helped many people learn languages.
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