[sawft-wair, soft-] 
| 1. | Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them. Compare hardware (def. 5). |
| 2. | anything that is not hardware but is used with hardware, esp. audiovisual materials, as film, tapes, records, etc.: a studio fully equipped but lacking software. |
| 3. | Television Slang. prepackaged materials, as movies or reruns, used to fill out the major part of a station's program schedule. |
