Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈsofwer/

Line drawing of software
Coloured illustration of software
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Translation

software

Word origin

An English loanword, from 'soft' plus 'ware', coined by analogy with 'hardware'. Spanish borrows it unchanged.

Origin
English
Root
software
English cognates
software, hardware

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralsoftware

Examples

.

The company's software is very expensive.

ordenador.

I need to install some new software on my computer.

cualquier .

This software works on any system.

¿ editar ?

What software do you use to edit photos?

copiar .

Free software allows you to copy and share the program.

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This word is part of lesson 76.