"software" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɒf(t)ˌwɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɔf(t)ˌweː/ [General-Australian], /ˈsɔftˌwɛɹ/ [General-American], /ˈsɑftˌwɛɹ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-software.ogg [US]
Etymology: From soft + -ware, by contrast with hardware (“the computer itself”). Coined by Paul Niquette in 1953; first used in print by Richard Carhart in 1953. Etymology templates: {{af|en|soft|-ware|id2=substance, kind, or use}} soft + -ware, {{m|en|hardware||the computer itself}} hardware (“the computer itself”), {{coin|en|Paul Niquette|in=1953|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Paul Niquette in 1953 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} software (uncountable)
  1. (computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (encoded computer instructions): sagteware (Afrikaans), programmatuur (Afrikaans), softuer [masculine] (Albanian), softver [masculine] (Albanian), ሶፍትዌር (softəwer) (Amharic), بَرْمَجِيَات (barmajiyāt) [plural] (Arabic), بَرَامِج حَاسِب (barāmij ḥāsib) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), ծրագրային ապահովում (cragrayin apahovum) (Armenian), ծրագրակազմ (cragrakazm) (Armenian), ծրագրաշար (cragrašar) (Armenian), ܬܲܚܪܸܙܬܵܐ (tāḳrizta) [feminine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), proqram təminatı [plural] (Azerbaijani), PT [plural] (Azerbaijani), прагра́мнае забеспячэ́нне (prahrámnaje zabjespjačénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), ПЗ (PZ) [neuter] (Belarusian), সফটওয়্যার (śophoṭōẇyar) (Bengali), со́фтуер (sóftuer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), програ́мно осигуря́ване (prográmno osigurjávane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ဆော့ဖ်ဝဲလ် (hcauhp.wail) (Burmese), programari [masculine] (Catalan), 軟體 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 软体 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 軟件 (Chinese Cantonese), 软件 (alt: jyun⁵ gin⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 軟件 (Chinese Mandarin), 软件 (ruǎnjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 軟體 (Chinese Mandarin), 软体 (ruǎntǐ) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), software [masculine] (Czech), programové vybavení (Czech), software (Danish), programmel (Danish), software [masculine] (Dutch), programmatuur [masculine] (Dutch), programaro (Esperanto), tarkvara (Estonian), ohjelmisto (Finnish), tietokoneohjelma (Finnish), softa (Finnish), logiciel [masculine] (French), soporte lóxico [masculine] (Galician), პროგრამული უზრუნველყოფა (ṗrogramuli uzrunvelq̇opa) (Georgian), კომპიუტერული პროგრამა (ḳomṗiuṭeruli ṗrograma) (Georgian), პროგრამა (ṗrograma) (Georgian), Software [feminine] (German), λογισμικό (logismikó) [neuter] (Greek), תוכנה \ תׇּכְנָה (tokhná) [feminine] (Hebrew), सॉफ़्टवेयर (sŏfṭaveyar) [masculine] (Hindi), क्रमानुदेश (kramānudeś) [masculine] (Hindi), szoftver (Hungarian), hugbúnaður [masculine] (Icelandic), softwaro (Ido), programaro (Ido), perangkat lunak (Indonesian), peranti lunak (Indonesian), software (Interlingua), programmatura (Interlingua), نَرْم اَفْزار (narm afzâr) (Iranian Persian), نَرْماَفْزار (narm-afzâr) (Iranian Persian), bogearraí [masculine, plural] (Irish), software [masculine] (Italian), programma [masculine] (Italian), supporto logico [masculine] (Italian), ソフトウェア (sofutowea) (Japanese), ソフト (sofuto) (Japanese), ꦥꦶꦫꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ ꦲꦭꦸꦱ꧀ (piranti halus) (Javanese), бағдарламалық жасақтама (bağdarlamalyq jasaqtama) (Kazakh), бағдарлама жасақтамасы (bağdarlama jasaqtamasy) (Kazakh), ផ្នែកទន់ (phnaek tŭən) (Khmer), សូហ្វវែរ (soufvae) (Khmer), 소프트웨어 (sopeuteuweeo) (Korean), 무른모 (mureunmo) (Korean), программалык жабдык (programmalık jabdık) (Kyrgyz), программалык жабдуу (programmalık jabduu) (Kyrgyz), программалык камсыздоо (programmalık kamsızdoo) (Kyrgyz), программалык жабдылыш (programmalık jabdılış) (Kyrgyz), ໂລຊີຊີແອນ (lō sī sī ʼǣn) (Lao), ຊອບແວ (sǭp wǣ) (Lao), programmatura [feminine] (Latin), programmatūra [feminine] (Latvian), programinė įranga [feminine] (Lithuanian), prugramadura (Lombard), софтвер (softver) [masculine] (Macedonian), програмска опрема (programska oprema) [feminine] (Macedonian), perisian (Malay), softwer [masculine] (Maltese), pūmanawa (Maori), pūmanawa rorohiko (Maori), програм хангамж (program xangamž) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), nermalav [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), softewere (Northern Sotho), programvare [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), programvare [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), oprogramowanie [neuter] (Polish), software [masculine] (Polish), software [masculine] (Portuguese), programa [masculine] (Portuguese), software [neuter] (Romanian), programe de computer [neuter] (Romanian), soft [neuter] (Romanian), програ́ммное обеспече́ние (prográmmnoje obespečénije) [neuter] (Russian), софтве́р (softvɛ́r) [masculine] (Russian), со́фтвер (sóftvɛr) [masculine] (Russian), ПО (PO) [neuter] (Russian), софт [masculine, soft] (Russian), bathar-bog [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), програмска о̏према [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), напудбина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), мекушје [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), мековље [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), мекотворина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), со̏фтве̄р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), програмска по̏тпора [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), програмска по̀дршка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), programska ȍprema [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), napudbina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mekušje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), mekovlje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), mekotvorina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sȍftvēr [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), programska pȍtpora [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), programska pòdrška [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prugramma [masculine] (Sicilian), software [masculine] (Sicilian), منطقگري [feminine] (Sindhi), පරිගණක මෘදුකාංග (parigaṇaka mr̥dukāṁga) (Sinhalese), softvér [masculine] (Slovak), programska oprema [feminine] (Slovene), programje [neuter] (Slovene), software [masculine] (Spanish), programa [masculine] (Spanish), soporte lógico [masculine] (Spanish), maunzi laini (Swahili), mjukvara [common-gender] (Swedish), programvara [common-gender] (Swedish), software (Tagalog), нармафзор (narmafzor) (Tajik), таъминоти барномавӣ (taʾminoti barnomavī) (Tajik), ซอฟต์แวร์ (sɔ́ɔp-wɛɛ) (Thai), ส่วนชุดคำสั่ง (sùuan-chút-kam-sàng) (Thai), yazılım (Turkish), programma üpjünçiligi (Turkmen), програ́мне забезпе́чення (prohrámne zabezpéčennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), ПЗ (PZ) [neuter] (Ukrainian), سافْٹ وِئِیر (sāfṭ viīr) (Urdu), سافْٹ ویئَر (sāfṭ vear) [masculine] (Urdu), يۇمشاق دېتال (yumshaq dëtal) (Uyghur), dasturiy ta'minot (Uzbek), phần mềm (Vietnamese), phần ứng dụng (Vietnamese), nhu liệu [dated] (Vietnamese), meddalwedd [feminine] (Welsh), ווייכוואַרג (veykhvarg) [neuter] (Yiddish), פּראָגראַמוואַרג (programvarg) [neuter] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-software-en-noun-LQgc~Vao Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'encoded computer instructions': 80 20
  2. (military) The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-software-en-noun-uc95O7IN Categories (other): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms suffixed with -ware (substance, kind, or use) Disambiguation of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ware (substance, kind, or use): 33 67 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: program, software, app Hypernyms: creative work, intellectual property Holonyms: distro, software package Meronyms: bug, code, comment, instruction, module, object, plugin Coordinate_terms: firmware, hardware, wetware
Hyponyms: application, applications software, operating system, system software, systems software, virtual machine, window manager, device driver, installer, compiler, interpreter, debugger, disassembler, linker, IDE, assembler, profiler, collaborative software, computer game, docketing software, electronic game, media player, presentation software, screen saver, text editor, word processor, spellchecker, spell-checker, spell checker, spreadsheet, groupware, outliner, database, antivirus, firewall, client, server, middleware, emulator, simulator, expert system, obfuscator, censorware, video game, ERP, CRM, SCM, adware, abandonware, baitware, bloatware, crapware, crudware, demoware, malware, schlockware, shitware, spyware, crippleware, junkware, virus, donationware, postcardware, trialware, freeware, shareware, free software, libre software, open source, kitchen-table software, zombie software Derived forms: adware, applications software, bloatware, collaborative software, docketing software, firmware, free software, freeware, hardware, kitchen-table software, libre software, malware, presentation software, schlockware, shareware, software archaeology, software architect, software architecture, software configuration management, software defined radio, software deployment, software engine, software engineer, software escrow, software forge, software framework, software house, software life cycle, software lifecycle, software package, software rot, spyware, systems software, -ware, wetware, zombie software Related terms: firmware, hardware, software assurance, software crisis, software engineering, software state, vaporware, application, assembler, assembly, bug, code, coding, compilation, compiler, debugging, interpreter, linker, linking, open source, patch, programming, script, utilities, warez, computer, GUI, programming language, executable, source code, widget

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          "roman": "bağdarlamalyq jasaqtama",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "бағдарламалық жасақтама"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "bağdarlama jasaqtamasy",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "бағдарлама жасақтамасы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "phnaek tŭən",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "ផ្នែកទន់"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "soufvae",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "សូហ្វវែរ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sopeuteuweeo",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "소프트웨어"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "mureunmo",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "무른모"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nermalav"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "programmalık jabdık",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "программалык жабдык"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "programmalık jabduu",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "программалык жабдуу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "programmalık kamsızdoo",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "программалык камсыздоо"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "programmalık jabdılış",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "программалык жабдылыш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "lō sī sī ʼǣn",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "ໂລຊີຊີແອນ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "sǭp wǣ",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "ຊອບແວ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "programmatura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "programmatūra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "programinė įranga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "lmo",
          "lang": "Lombard",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "prugramadura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "softver",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "софтвер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "programska oprema",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "програмска опрема"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "perisian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "softwer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "pūmanawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "pūmanawa rorohiko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "program xangamž",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "програм хангамж"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "nso",
          "lang": "Northern Sotho",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "softewere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "programvare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "programvare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "narm afzâr",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "نَرْم اَفْزار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "narm-afzâr",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "نَرْماَفْزار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "oprogramowanie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "software"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "software"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "programa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "software"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "programe de computer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "soft"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prográmmnoje obespečénije",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "програ́ммное обеспече́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "softvɛ́r",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "софтве́р"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sóftvɛr",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "со́фтвер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "PO",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ПО"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "soft"
          ],
          "word": "софт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bathar-bog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "програмска о̏према"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "напудбина"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "мекушје"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "мековље"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "мекотворина"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "со̏фтве̄р"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "програмска по̏тпора"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "програмска по̀дршка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "programska ȍprema"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "napudbina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "mekušje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "mekovlje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mekotvorina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sȍftvēr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "programska pȍtpora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "programska pòdrška"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "prugramma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "software"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sd",
          "lang": "Sindhi",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "منطقگري"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "parigaṇaka mr̥dukāṁga",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "පරිගණක මෘදුකාංග"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "softvér"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "programska oprema"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "programje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "software"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "programa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "soporte lógico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "maunzi laini"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "mjukvara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "programvara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "software"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "narmafzor",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "нармафзор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "taʾminoti barnomavī",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "таъминоти барномавӣ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sɔ́ɔp-wɛɛ",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "ซอฟต์แวร์"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sùuan-chút-kam-sàng",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "ส่วนชุดคำสั่ง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "yazılım"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "programma üpjünçiligi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "prohrámne zabezpéčennja",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "програ́мне забезпе́чення"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "PZ",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ПЗ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "sāfṭ viīr",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "سافْٹ وِئِیر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "sāfṭ vear",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "سافْٹ ویئَر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "yumshaq dëtal",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "يۇمشاق دېتال"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "dasturiy ta'minot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "phần mềm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "word": "phần ứng dụng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "nhu liệu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "meddalwedd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "veykhvarg",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ווייכוואַרג"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 20",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "programvarg",
          "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "פּראָגראַמוואַרג"
        }
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          "name": "Military",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "33 67",
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "prahrámnaje zabjespjačénnje",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "прагра́мнае забеспячэ́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "PZ",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ПЗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śophoṭōẇyar",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "সফটওয়্যার"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sóftuer",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "со́фтуер"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prográmno osigurjávane",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "програ́мно осигуря́ване"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hcauhp.wail",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ဆော့ဖ်ဝဲလ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programari"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "軟件"
    },
    {
      "alt": "jyun⁵ gin⁶⁻²",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "软件"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "軟體"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "软体"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "軟件"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ruǎnjiàn",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "软件"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "軟體"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ruǎntǐ",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "软体"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "programové vybavení"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "programmel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programmatuur"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "programaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "tarkvara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ohjelmisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "tietokoneohjelma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "softa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "logiciel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soporte lóxico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗrogramuli uzrunvelq̇opa",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "პროგრამული უზრუნველყოფა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳomṗiuṭeruli ṗrograma",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "კომპიუტერული პროგრამა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗrograma",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "პროგრამა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Software"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "logismikó",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λογισμικό"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tokhná",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "תוכנה \\ תׇּכְנָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sŏfṭaveyar",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सॉफ़्टवेयर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kramānudeś",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "क्रमानुदेश"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "szoftver"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hugbúnaður"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "softwaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "programaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "perangkat lunak"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "peranti lunak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "programmatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bogearraí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programma"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "supporto logico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sofutowea",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ソフトウェア"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sofuto",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ソフト"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "piranti halus",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ꦥꦶꦫꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ ꦲꦭꦸꦱ꧀"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bağdarlamalyq jasaqtama",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "бағдарламалық жасақтама"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bağdarlama jasaqtamasy",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "бағдарлама жасақтамасы"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "phnaek tŭən",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ផ្នែកទន់"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "soufvae",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "សូហ្វវែរ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sopeuteuweeo",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "소프트웨어"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mureunmo",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "무른모"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nermalav"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "programmalık jabdık",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "программалык жабдык"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "programmalık jabduu",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "программалык жабдуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "programmalık kamsızdoo",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "программалык камсыздоо"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "programmalık jabdılış",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "программалык жабдылыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "lō sī sī ʼǣn",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ໂລຊີຊີແອນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "sǭp wǣ",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ຊອບແວ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "programmatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "programmatūra"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "programinė įranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "lmo",
      "lang": "Lombard",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "prugramadura"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "softver",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "софтвер"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "programska oprema",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "програмска опрема"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "perisian"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "softwer"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "pūmanawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "pūmanawa rorohiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "program xangamž",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "програм хангамж"
    },
    {
      "code": "nso",
      "lang": "Northern Sotho",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "softewere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programvare"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "programvare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "narm afzâr",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "نَرْم اَفْزار"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "narm-afzâr",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "نَرْماَفْزار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oprogramowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "programe de computer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "soft"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prográmmnoje obespečénije",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "програ́ммное обеспече́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "softvɛ́r",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "софтве́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sóftvɛr",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "со́фтвер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "PO",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ПО"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "soft"
      ],
      "word": "софт"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bathar-bog"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "програмска о̏према"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "напудбина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мекушје"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мековље"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мекотворина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "со̏фтве̄р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "програмска по̏тпора"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "програмска по̀дршка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "programska ȍprema"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "napudbina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mekušje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mekovlje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mekotvorina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sȍftvēr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "programska pȍtpora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "programska pòdrška"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prugramma"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "منطقگري"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "parigaṇaka mr̥dukāṁga",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "පරිගණක මෘදුකාංග"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "softvér"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "programska oprema"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "programje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soporte lógico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "maunzi laini"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mjukvara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "programvara"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "software"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "narmafzor",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "нармафзор"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "taʾminoti barnomavī",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "таъминоти барномавӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sɔ́ɔp-wɛɛ",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ซอฟต์แวร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sùuan-chút-kam-sàng",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "ส่วนชุดคำสั่ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "yazılım"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "programma üpjünçiligi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prohrámne zabezpéčennja",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "програ́мне забезпе́чення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "PZ",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ПЗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sāfṭ viīr",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "سافْٹ وِئِیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sāfṭ vear",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سافْٹ ویئَر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "yumshaq dëtal",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "يۇمشاق دېتال"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "dasturiy ta'minot"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "phần mềm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "word": "phần ứng dụng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "nhu liệu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meddalwedd"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "veykhvarg",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ווייכוואַרג"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "programvarg",
      "sense": "encoded computer instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "פּראָגראַמוואַרג"
    }
  ],
  "word": "software"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": nńg-thé vs. zh-min-nan",
  "path": [
    "software"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "software",
  "trace": ""
}

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