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Bookmark or Share- Word for software which has been killed or is no longer supportedOn a legacy device old software might run just fine long after the developers have moved on and forgotten about it. The exact end of the software's life (or life cycle) depends largely on the attitudes of the person naming the software's demise. The choice of word(s) reflects a great deal on the attitude of the community, the developer and the ...
- Is "software" singular or plural? Can "softwares" be used instead?Software is called a "non-countable" ("non-count") noun, similar to, say, furniture. As such, it is treated as a singular: Your furniture is in transit. The software is available on our website. If your sentence requires you to indicate, without a doubt, you are talking plural, use the non-count noun as an adjective and attach it to a countable ...
- Is “kludge” a proper word to name a dirty hack in software developmentEric Raymond, The New Hacker's Dictionary, third edition (1996) goes on at great length (two full pages) about the differences between kluge and kludge, the fact that kluge is the older and (for most definitions given) preferable term, and the different supposed etymologies of the two words (kluge "from the German 'klug', clever; poss. related to Polish 'klucza', a trick or hook" and kludge ...
- Is "a software" really never correct? [duplicate]The correct usage is "a piece of software" or something in that vein. I prefer "a program" or "a computer program" myself. Other alternatives are: an application, a computer application, an app, a software tool. (FWIW: as a software developer myself, I assure you that devs never use the term "a software" when they communicate.)
- Is there a word or expression for improving softwareUpgrade -. 2. an increase or improvement. 3. a new version, improved model, etc. 4.an increase or improvement in one's service, accommodations, privileges, or the like. 5. something, as a piece of equipment, that serves to improve or enhance.
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