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`soC. ncwsgroups
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`software hand~hake
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`ber, which identifies the sClVice. For example, port
`80 on an Internet node indicates a Web server. See
`also port number. 2. The receprade parl of a co n(cid:173)
`nector, which receives a plug. See also female con(cid:173)
`nector.
`soc. newsgroups \s6sh~dot nonz'groops\
`n.
`Usenet newsgroups rhat are part of the soc. hier(cid:173)
`archy and have the prefix soc. These newsgroups
`are devoted to discussions of current events and
`sodal issues. Soc. news groups are one of the
`seven original Usenet newsgroup hierarchies. The
`other six are comp ., misc., news.) rec., sci., and
`talk. See also newsgroup, traditional newsgrou p
`hierarchy, Usenet.
`soft Isoftl adj. 1. In computing, temporary or
`changea ble. For example, a soft error is a problem
`from which (he system can recover, and a soft
`patch is a temporary program fix that holds only
`whHe the program is nmning. Compare hard (defi(cid:173)
`nitio n 1). 2. In electronics, characterized by mag(cid:173)
`nelic materials that do not retain their magnetism
`whe n a magnetic field is removed. Compare hard
`(d efinition 2).
`soft boot \soft~ boot\ n. See warm boot.
`soft copy \soft ~ kop' e\ n. The temporary images
`presented o n a computer d isplay screen. Compare
`hard copy.
`soft error \sof( ~.r-dr\ n. An error from which a
`program or operating system is able to recover.
`Compare hard error.
`soft font \ soft font ~\ n. See downloadable font.
`soft hyphen Isoft' hI'fon l n . See hyphen.
`soft link \sof( lenk\ n . See symbolic lillie
`softmodem \soft' m6'ddm\ n. See software-based
`modem.
`soft patch \soft pach ~\ n. A ftx o r modification
`perfo rmed only w hile the code being patched is
`loaded into memory, so that the executable or o bject
`file is not modified in any way. See also patch 1.
`rd-turn'\ n . A
`soft return \soft'
`line break
`inserted in a docu ment by a word processor when
`the next word in the current line of text would
`cause the line to overflow into the margin-a
`movable line break. See also wordwrap. Compare
`hard return.
`soft-sectored disk \soff sek-tdrd disk '\ n. A disk,
`especially a floppy disk, whose sectors have been
`marked with recorded data marks rathe r than
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`punched ho les. See also index ho le. Compare
`hard-sectore d disk.
`software \so ft 'war\
`n . Compute r p rograms;
`instructio ns that make hardware work. Two main
`types of software are system software (ope rating
`systems), which controls the workings of the com(cid:173)
`puter, and appl ications, such as word processing
`programs, spreadsheets, and databases, which per(cid:173)
`form the tasks for which people llse computers.
`Two additional categories, which are neither sys(cid:173)
`tem nor app lication software but contain elements
`of both, are network software, which enab les
`groups o f computers to communicate, and lan(cid:173)
`guage software, which proVides programmers with
`the tex)is they need to write programs. In addition
`to these task-based categories, several types of soft(cid:173)
`ware are described based on their method of d is(cid:173)
`tribution. These
`include packaged software
`(canned programs), sold primarily through relail
`o utlets; freeware and public domain software,
`wh ich are d istributed free of charge; shareware,
`which is also d istributed free of charge, although
`users are requested to pay a small registration fee
`for continued use of the program; and vaporware,
`software that is announced by a company or indi(cid:173)
`viduals but either never makes it to market or is very
`late. See a/so application, canned software, free(cid:173)
`ware, network software, operating system, s hare(cid:173)
`ware, system software, vaporware. Compare
`firmware , hardware, liveware.
`software-based modem \sofCwar-basd nl6 'd~m\
`n . A modem that uses a general-purpose, repro(cid:173)
`grammable d igital Signal processor ch ip and RAM(cid:173)
`based program memory lather than a ded icated
`chip with the modem functions bu rned into the sili(cid:173)
`con. A software-based modem can be reconfig(cid:173)
`u red to upd ate and change the modem's featu res
`and fun ctions.
`software-dependent \ soft' war -dd-pen' dont \ adj.
`Of, pertaining to, or heing a computer or device
`thal is tied to a particular program or set of pro(cid:173)
`grams developed for it.
`software engineering \ soft 'war
`en-jd-ner' eng\
`n, The design and development of software. See
`aL'io programming.
`software handshake \soft'war hand ~.shak\ n. A
`hands hake that consists of signals transmitted over
`the same wires used to transfer the dala, as in
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