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A Lexicographic Analysis of “Software”: Definitions, Distinctions, and Usage as Defined by the Cambridge Dictionary

| Collocation | Example Sentence (paraphrased from Cambridge) | | :--- | :--- | | | “You need to install the software before the printer will work.” | | Run/Execute software | “This computer can run most accounting software.” | | Write/Create software | “She writes educational software for children.” | | Update software | “The software requires a security update.” | | Pirate software | “It is illegal to pirate software.” | software cambridge dictionary