software package
noun
Simple meaning
A suite of programs that function as a single entity to accomplish a task, or group of related tasks.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sawftwerpakuhjSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɔftwɛɹˈpækədʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
computing
A suite of programs that function as a single entity to accomplish a task, or group of related tasks.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A suite of programs that function as a single entity to accomplish a task, or group of related tasks.
Used this way, software package is a specialist word with a clearly warm, approving pull. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Successful and accomplished
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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