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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
software
/ˈsɑftˌwɛɹ/
noun
Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
- “Software programs do not translate as well as I do.”Tatoeba
- “I installed a new software program yesterday on my computer.”Tatoeba
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break downPhrasal verbTo stop working, or to divide into parts.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)