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Software comprises computer programmes and the data that the programmes use and produce. It is the software that turns a computer into a machine that executes the desired functions. Be it a video game, a control programme for an airbag in a car, a word processor to write this article, or a bank transaction system – all these applications have been made possible by specially developed software.
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Korte, U. (2009). Software. In: Bullinger, HJ. (eds) Technology Guide. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88546-7_27
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