| slovo | definícia |
software
(msas) | software
- SW |
software
(msas) | Software
- S/W |
software
(msasasci) | software
- SW |
software
(msasasci) | Software
- S/W |
software
(encz) | software,měkké zboží n: luno |
software
(encz) | software,software n: |
software
(czen) | Software,S/W[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
software
(czen) | software,softwaren: |
software
(czen) | SoftWare,SW[zkr.] |
software
(wn) | software
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
software, software program, computer software,
software system, software package, package] [ant:
computer hardware, hardware] |
software
(foldoc) | software
computer program
program
(Or "computer program", "program", "code") The
instructions executed by a computer, as opposed to the
physical device on which they run (the "hardware").
The term was coined by the eminent statistician, John Tukey.
Programs stored on non-volatile storage built from
integrated circuits (e.g. ROM or PROM) are usually
called firmware.
Software can be split into two main types - system software
and application software or application programs. System
software is any software required to support the production or
execution of application programs but which is not specific to
any particular application. Examples of system software would
include the operating system, compilers, editors and
sorting programs.
Examples of application programs would include an accounts
package or a CAD program. Other broad classes of
application software include real-time software, {business
software}, scientific and engineering software, {embedded
software}, personal computer software and {artificial
intelligence} software.
Software includes both source code written by humans and
executable machine code produced by assemblers or
compilers. It does not usually include the data processed
by programs unless this is in a format such as multimedia
which depends on the use of computers for its presentation.
This distinction becomes unclear in cases such as {spread
sheets} which can contain both instructions (formulae and
macros) and data. There are also various intermediate
compiled or semi-compiled, forms of software such as
library files and byte-code.
Some claim that documentation (both paper and electronic) is
also software. Others go further and define software to be
programs plus documentation though this does not correspond
with common usage.
The noun "program" describes a single, complete and
more-or-less self-contained list of instructions, often stored
in a single file, whereas "code" and "software" are
uncountable nouns describing some number of instructions which
may constitute one or more programs or part thereof. Most
programs, however, rely heavily on various kinds of {operating
system} software for their execution. The nounds "code" and
"software" both refer to the same thing but "code" tends to
suggest an interest in the implementation details whereas
"software" is more of a user's term.
(2002-07-21)
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
software
(msas) | software
- SWSoftware
- S/W |
software
(msasasci) | software
- SWSoftware
- S/W |
compatible software
(encz) | compatible software, n: |
free software
(encz) | free software,svobodný software [it.] |
libre software
(encz) | libre software,svobodný software [it.] fict10n |
shrink-wrapped software
(encz) | shrink-wrapped software, n: |
software
(encz) | software,měkké zboží n: lunosoftware,software n: |
software documentation
(encz) | software documentation, n: |
software engineer
(encz) | software engineer, n: |
software error
(encz) | software error, n: |
software package
(encz) | software package, n: |
software piracy
(encz) | software piracy,počítačové pirátství n: Zdeněk Brož |
software product
(encz) | software product, n: |
software system
(encz) | software system, n: |
supervisory software
(encz) | supervisory software, n: |
systems software
(encz) | systems software, n: |
bezplatný software
(czen) | bezplatný software,freeware Zdeněk Brož |
qmail (jméno software)
(czen) | qmail (jméno software),qmailn: Adam Nohejl |
skupinový software
(czen) | skupinový software,groupware Zdeněk Brož |
software
(czen) | Software,S/W[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladsoftware,softwaren: SoftWare,SW[zkr.] |
software lifecycle support
(czen) | Software Lifecycle Support,SLCS[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
svobodný software
(czen) | svobodný software,free software[it.] svobodný software,libre software[it.] fict10n |
výukový software
(czen) | výukový software,courseware Zdeněk Brož |
software engineering
(gcide) | Engineering \En`gi*neer"ing\, n.
Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and
extended sense, the art and science by which the properties
of matter are made useful to man, whether in structures,
machines, chemical substances, or living organisms; the
occupation and work of an engineer. In the modern sense, the
application of mathematics or systematic knowledge beyond the
routine skills of practise, for the design of any complex
system which performs useful functions, may be considered as
engineering, including such abstract tasks as designing
software (software engineering).
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: In a comprehensive sense, engineering includes
architecture as a mechanical art, in distinction from
architecture as a fine art. It was formerly divided
into military engineering, which is the art of
designing and constructing offensive and defensive
works, and civil engineering, in a broad sense, as
relating to other kinds of public works, machinery,
etc.
Civil engineering, in modern usage, is strictly the art of
planning, laying out, and constructing fixed public works,
such as railroads, highways, canals, aqueducts, water
works, bridges, lighthouses, docks, embankments,
breakwaters, dams, tunnels, etc.
Mechanical engineering relates to machinery, such as steam
engines, machine tools, mill work, etc.
Mining engineering deals with the excavation and working of
mines, and the extraction of metals from their ores, etc.
Engineering is further divided into steam engineering, gas
engineering, agricultural engineering, topographical
engineering, electrical engineering, etc.
[1913 Webster] |
alpha software
(wn) | alpha software
n 1: a first release of a software product that is usually
tested only by the developers |
beta software
(wn) | beta software
n 1: software that has not yet been released but has received an
alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release;
"beta software is usually available only to particular
users who will test it" |
compatible software
(wn) | compatible software
n 1: application software programs that share common conventions
so they can be utilized together
2: software that can run on different computers without
modification |
computer software
(wn) | computer software
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
software, software program, computer software,
software system, software package, package] [ant:
computer hardware, hardware] |
shrink-wrapped software
(wn) | shrink-wrapped software
n 1: software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and
sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard
platform) |
software
(wn) | software
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
software, software program, computer software,
software system, software package, package] [ant:
computer hardware, hardware] |
software documentation
(wn) | software documentation
n 1: program listings or technical manuals describing the
operation and use of programs [syn: {software
documentation}, documentation] |
software engineer
(wn) | software engineer
n 1: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
[syn: programmer, computer programmer, coder,
software engineer] |
software error
(wn) | software error
n 1: error resulting from bad code in some program involved in
producing the erroneous result [syn: software error,
programming error] |
software package
(wn) | software package
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
software, software program, computer software,
software system, software package, package] [ant:
computer hardware, hardware]
2: merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered
for sale [syn: software package, software product] |
software product
(wn) | software product
n 1: merchandise consisting of a computer program that is
offered for sale [syn: software package, {software
product}] |
software program
(wn) | software program
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
software, software program, computer software,
software system, software package, package] [ant:
computer hardware, hardware] |
software system
(wn) | software system
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
software, software program, computer software,
software system, software package, package] [ant:
computer hardware, hardware] |
supervisory software
(wn) | supervisory software
n 1: specialized programs that reside permanently in the
computer's main memory and control the processing of user's
programs |
systems software
(wn) | systems software
n 1: a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility
program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a
computer [syn: system program, systems program,
systems software] |
ada software repository
(foldoc) | Ada Software Repository
A collection of Ada programs?
(http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/languages/ada/asr/).
(1995-01-06)
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advanced software environment
(foldoc) | Advanced Software Environment
(ASE) An object-oriented {application support
system} from Nixdorf.
(1995-09-12)
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antivirus software
(foldoc) | antivirus software
antivirus
antivirus program
Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The
simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a
list of known viruses. Others are constantly active,
attempting to detect the actions of general classes of
viruses. antivirus software should always include a regular
update service allowing it to keep up with the latest viruses
as they are released.
(1998-02-25)
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apache software foundation
(foldoc) | Apache Software Foundation
(ASF) A consortium that manages the
development of the Apache web server, dozens of XML- and
Java-based projects (under the name Jakarta), the Ant
build tool, the Geronimo J2EE server, the SpamAssassin
anti-SPAM tool, and much more.
Apache Home (http://apache.org/).
(2005-01-26)
|
application software
(foldoc) | application program
app
application software
applications software
(Or "application", "app") A
complete, self-contained program that performs a specific
function directly for the user. This is in contrast to
system software such as the operating system kernel,
server processes, libraries which exists to support
application programs and utility programs.
Editors for various kinds of documents, spreadsheets, and
text formatters are common examples of applications. Network
applications include clients such as those for FTP,
electronic mail, telnet and WWW.
The term is used fairly loosely, for instance, some might say
that a client and server together form a distributed
application, others might argue that editors and compilers
were not applications but utility programs for building
applications.
One distinction between an application program and the
operating system is that applications always run in {user
mode} (or "non-privileged mode"), while operating systems and
related utilities may run in supervisor mode (or "privileged
mode").
The term may also be used to distinguish programs which
communicate via a graphical user interface from those which
are executed from the command line.
(2007-02-02)
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application software installation server
(foldoc) | Application Software Installation Server
(ASIS) A service once offered by CERN's IT division
that included a repository containing CERN and HEP software
and tools in the form of compressed source and
documentation.
As of 2014-11-13, the service appears to be dead.
(http://consult.cern.ch/writeup/Abstracts/asis.html)
(2014-11-13)
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applications software
(foldoc) | application program
app
application software
applications software
(Or "application", "app") A
complete, self-contained program that performs a specific
function directly for the user. This is in contrast to
system software such as the operating system kernel,
server processes, libraries which exists to support
application programs and utility programs.
Editors for various kinds of documents, spreadsheets, and
text formatters are common examples of applications. Network
applications include clients such as those for FTP,
electronic mail, telnet and WWW.
The term is used fairly loosely, for instance, some might say
that a client and server together form a distributed
application, others might argue that editors and compilers
were not applications but utility programs for building
applications.
One distinction between an application program and the
operating system is that applications always run in {user
mode} (or "non-privileged mode"), while operating systems and
related utilities may run in supervisor mode (or "privileged
mode").
The term may also be used to distinguish programs which
communicate via a graphical user interface from those which
are executed from the command line.
(2007-02-02)
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asset source for software engineering technology
(foldoc) | Asset Source for Software Engineering Technology
ASSET
(ASSET) A programme to promote software reuse by
the US DoD.
See also ASSET Reuse Library.
(1996-08-19)
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backup software
(foldoc) | backup software
Software for doing a backup, often
included as part of the operating system.
Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get
backed up and to where. It may include its own scheduling
function to automate the procedure or, preferably, work with
generic scheduling facilities. It may include facilities for
managing the backup media (e.g. maintaining an index of tapes)
and for restoring files from backups.
Examples are Unix's dump command and Windows's
ntbackup.
(2004-03-16)
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basic language for implementation of system software
(foldoc) | Basic Language for Implementation of System Software
BLISS
(BLISS, or allegedly, "System Software
Implementation Language, Backwards") A language designed by
W.A. Wulf at CMU around 1969.
BLISS is an expression language. It is block-structured,
and typeless, with exception handling facilities,
coroutines, a macro system, and a highly {optimising
compiler}. It was one of the first non-assembly languages
for operating system implementation. It gained fame for its
lack of a goto and also lacks implicit dereferencing: all
symbols stand for addresses, not values.
Another characteristic (and possible explanation for the
backward acronym) was that BLISS fairly uniformly used
backward keywords for closing blocks, a famous example being
ELUDOM to close a MODULE. An exception was BEGIN...END though
you could use (...) instead.
DEC introduced the NOVALUE keyword in their dialects to allow
statements to not return a value.
Versions: CMU BLISS-10 for the PDP-10; CMU BLISS-11,
BLISS-16, DEC BLISS-16C, DEC BLISS-32, BLISS-36 for
VAX/VMS, BLISS-36C.
["BLISS: A Language for Systems Programming", CACM
14(12):780-790, Dec 1971].
[Did the B stand for "Better"?]
(1997-03-01)
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berkeley quality software
(foldoc) | Berkeley Quality Software
BQS
(Often abbreviated "BQS") Term used in a pejorative
sense to refer to software that was apparently created by
rather spaced-out hackers late at night to solve some unique
problem. It usually has nonexistent, incomplete, or incorrect
documentation, has been tested on at least two examples, and
core dumps when anyone else attempts to use it. This term was
frequently applied to early versions of the "dbx(1)" debugger.
See also Berzerkeley.
[Jargon File]
(1996-01-15)
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berkeley software design, inc
(foldoc) | Berkeley Software Design, Inc
(BSDI) A company that sells BSD/OS, a commercial
version of Berkeley Standard Distribution Unix,
networking, and Internet technologies originally developed by
the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the
University of California at Berkeley.
Leading CSRG computer scientists founded BSDI in 1991. BSDI's
BSD/OS represents over 20 years of development by the
worldwide BSD technical community. BSD technology is known
worldwide for its powerful, flexible and portable architecture
and advanced development environments.
BSDI designs, develops, markets, and supports the BSD/OS
operating system, Internet server software for IBM PCs,
and other products. BSDI planned to release an Internet
gateway product for Novell IPX networks in 1995.
(http://bsdi.com/).
E-mail: .
Address: 5575 Tech Center Drive, #110, Colorado Springs, CO
80918, USA. Telephone: +1 (719) 593 9445. Fax: +1 (719) 598
4238.
(1996-01-13)
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berkeley software distribution
(foldoc) | Berkeley Software Distribution
4.2BSD
4.3BSD
Berkeley 4.2
Berkeley Unix
BSD
BSD Unix
(BSD) A family of Unix versions developed
by Bill Joy and others at the {University of California at
Berkeley}, originally for the DEC VAX and PDP-11
computers, and subsequently ported to almost all modern
general-purpose computers. BSD Unix incorporates paged
virtual memory, TCP/IP networking enhancements and many
other features.
BSD UNIX 4.0 was released on 1980-10-19. The BSD versions
(4.1, 4.2, and 4.3) and the commercial versions derived from
them (SunOS, ULTRIX, Mt. Xinu, Dynix) held the
technical lead in the Unix world until AT&T's successful
standardisation efforts after about 1986, and are still widely
popular.
See also Berzerkeley, USG Unix.
(2005-01-20)
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blue sky software
(foldoc) | eHelp Corporation
Blue Sky Software
A vendor of Microsoft Windows application
development tools such as RoboHELP and RoboDemo.
EHelp were formerly (around 1997) Blue Sky Software.
eHelp Home (http://ehelp.com/).
Address: 7777 Fay Avenue, Suite 201, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Telephone: +1-800-793-0364, +1 (619) 459 6365. Fax: +1 (619)
459 6366.
(2003-07-24)
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borland software corporation
(foldoc) | Borland Software Corporation
Borland International, Inc.
A company that sells a variety of PC software
development and database systems. Borland was founded in
1983 and initially became famous for their low-cost software,
particularly Turbo Pascal, Turbo C, and Turbo Prolog.
Current and past products include the Borland C++ C++ and C
developement environment, the Paradox and dBASE
databases, Delphi, JBuilder, and InterBase.
Borland has approximately 1000 employees worldwide and has
operations in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan,
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Borland sold Quattro Pro to Novell in 1994 for $100M.
Novell later sold the product to Corel Corporation, who also
bought Paradox. dBASE was sold in March(?) 1999 to {dBase
Inc.}
In Febuary 1998 Borland bought Visigenic Software, Inc..
The company changed its name to Inprise Corporation on
1998-04-29 and then on 2000-11-14 they announced they were
changing it back to Borland from the first quarter of 2001.
Quarterly sales $69M, profits $61M (Aug 1994).
$56M, $6.4M (July 2001)
(http://borland.com/).
Headquarters: 100 Borland Way, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066, USA.
Telephone: +1 (408) 431 1000.
(2002-03-16)
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business software alliance
(foldoc) | Business Software Alliance
The BSA was created by Microsoft in 1988 in an
attempt to combat software theft. The alliance includes the
majority of leading software publishers including Novell,
Symantec, and Autodesk and is actively campaigning in over
65 countries.
The BSA operates a three-pronged approach: 1. Lobbying to
strengthen copyright laws and co-operation with law
enforcement agencies. 2. Educating the public through
marketing, roadshows, etc. 3. Bringing legal actions against
counterfeiters. BSA's aims are the same as the {Federation
Against Software Theft} but it is not limited to the UK.
In December 1990 the BSA obtained the first legal order in the
UK which allowed a surprise search on a company's offices for
suspected copyright infringement.
(http://bsa.org/bsa).
UK Office: Business Software Alliance, 1st Floor, Leaconfield
House, Curzon Street, London W1Y 8AS, United Kingdom.
See also software audit.
(1996-05-19)
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cayenne software
(foldoc) | Cayenne Software
The company formed when CADRE merged with {Bachman
Information Systems} in July 1996.
(http://cayennesoft.com/).
[Details?]
(2001-04-30)
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commercial off-the-shelf software
(foldoc) | commercial software
commercial off-the-shelf software
(Or "commercial off-the-shelf software", COTS)
Software that is produced for sale. This contrasts with
free software, which is produced for free distribution,
meaning without charge and/or without restriction on further
distribution.
Some companies that sell software distribute some (versions)
of products free of charge (but usually with restricted
distribution rights), this would probably still be called
commercial software. Conversely, software that an individual
distributes for free, but for which he accepts donations,
would still be called free software.
(2007-02-07)
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commercial software
(foldoc) | commercial software
commercial off-the-shelf software
(Or "commercial off-the-shelf software", COTS)
Software that is produced for sale. This contrasts with
free software, which is produced for free distribution,
meaning without charge and/or without restriction on further
distribution.
Some companies that sell software distribute some (versions)
of products free of charge (but usually with restricted
distribution rights), this would probably still be called
commercial software. Conversely, software that an individual
distributes for free, but for which he accepts donations,
would still be called free software.
(2007-02-07)
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communications software
(foldoc) | communications software
Application programs, {operating
system} components, and probably firmware, forming part of a
communication system. These different software components
might be classified according to the functions within the
Open Systems Interconnect model which they provide.
Typical applications include a web browser, {Mail User
Agent}, chat and telnet.
(2001-03-18)
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computer aided software engineering
(foldoc) | Computer Aided Software Engineering
(CASE, or "- assisted -") A technique for using
computers to help with one or more phases of the {software
life-cycle}, including the systematic analysis, design,
implementation and maintenance of software. Adopting the CASE
approach to building and maintaining systems involves software
tools and training for the developers who will use them.
(1996-05-10)
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computer software configuration item
(foldoc) | Computer Software Configuration Item
CSCI
(CSCI) A configuration item consisting of
software.
(2012-11-07)
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computer-aided software testing
(foldoc) | Computer-Aided Software Testing
(CAST) Automated software testing in one or more
phases of the software life-cycle.
(1996-05-10)
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computer-assisted software engineering
(foldoc) | Computer-Assisted Software Engineering
Computer-Aided Software Engineering
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crisis software
(foldoc) | Crisis Software
A small UK company producing software for the Acorn
Archimedes range of computers.
(http://dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~phid/Crisis/).
(1994-11-10)
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cross software
(foldoc) | cross software
Software developed on one kind of computer for use on another
(usually because the other computer does not have itself
adequate facilities for software development).
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csk software
(foldoc) | CSK Software
Quay Financial Software
An international software company formed by the
merger of Quay Financial Software and Micrognosis, and
fully owned by CSK Corporation, Japan.
CSK Software is based in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with offices
in London (UK), Zurich (Switzerland), Madrid (Spain), and
Singapore. Products segments are RDD: Real-time data
delivery, main product is Slingshot for delivering real-time
data over the Internet (real push technology). ETS:
Electronic Trading Systems, price calculation and automatic
trading (with connections to XONTRO and XETRA). EAI:
Enterprise Application Integration, main product is XGen,
a universal message converter with GUI and connections also
to SWIFT.
(http://csksoftware.com/).
E-mail: .
Address: CSK Software AG, Opernplatz 2, D-60313 Frankfurt,
Germany.
Tel: +49 (69) 509 520. Fax: +49 (69) 5095 2333.
(2003-05-13)
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customer interaction software
(foldoc) | Customer Relationship Management
Customer Information Systems
Customer Interaction Software
Technology Enabled Relationship Manager
(CRM, CIS, Customer Information Systems, Customer
Interaction Software, TERM, Technology Enabled Relationship
Manager) Enterprise-wide software applications that allow
companies to manage every aspect of their relationship with a
customer. The aim of these systems is to assist in building
lasting customer relationships - to turn customer satisfaction
into customer loyalty.
Customer information acquired from sales, marketing, customer
service, and support is captured and stored in a centralised
database. The system may provide data-mining facilities
that support an opportunity management system. It may also
be integrated with other systems such as accounting and
manufacturing for a truly enterprise-wide system with
thousands of users.
(1999-08-20)
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dependable software
(foldoc) | software reliability
dependability
dependable software
See also formal methods, safety-critical system.
(ftp://ftp.sei.cmu.edu/pub/depend-sw). Mailing list:
depend-sw@sei.cmu.edu.
[Summary?]
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domain software engineering environment
(foldoc) | Domain Software Engineering Environment
DSEE
(DSEE) A proprietary CASE framework and
configuration management system from Apollo.
(1996-05-29)
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federation against software theft limited
(foldoc) | Federation Against Software Theft Limited
(FAST) A non-profitmaking organisation, formed
in 1984 by the software industry with the aim of eradicating
software theft in the UK. FAST was the world's first
anti-piracy organisation to work to protect the intellectual
property rights of software publishers. Initially
concentrating on lobbying parliament to revise Copyright law,
FAST also prosecutes organisations and individuals for
software theft on behalf of its members and publicises the
legal penalties and security risks.
FAST Corporate Services Limited runs the FAST Standard for
Software Compliance (FSSC-1:2004). This was developed in
collaboration with the British Standards Institution as an
independent standard of excellence in software compliance.
In 1995 FAST proposed to merge with the {Business Software
Alliance} created by Microsoft and which has a world-wide
influence. However, the talks fell through and in 1996,
Novell and Adobe Systems, Inc. defected to BSA.
FAST Home (http://fast.org.uk/).
E-mail: .
Address: York House, 18 York Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6
1SF.
Telephone: +44 (1628) 622 121
(2005-12-27)
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fox software
(foldoc) | Fox Software
Developers of FoxBASE+ and FoxPRO. Fox Software
merged with Microsoft around 1992.
Addresss: Perrysburg, OH, USA.
[More details?]
(1997-11-18)
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free open-source software
(foldoc) | free software
FOSS
free open-source software
Software that everyone is free to copy,
redistribute and modify. That implies free software must be
available as source code, hence "free open source software"
- "FOSS". It is usually also free of charge, though anyone
can sell free software so long as they don't impose any new
restrictions on its redistribution or use. The widespread
acceptance of this definition and free software itself owes a
great deal to Richard Stallman and the {Free Software
Foundation}.
There are many other kinds of "free software" in the sense of
"free of charge". See "-ware".
This dictionary is free in both senses, though since it is
documentation not software it is distributed under the
GFDL.
(2007-02-09)
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free software
(foldoc) | free software
FOSS
free open-source software
Software that everyone is free to copy,
redistribute and modify. That implies free software must be
available as source code, hence "free open source software"
- "FOSS". It is usually also free of charge, though anyone
can sell free software so long as they don't impose any new
restrictions on its redistribution or use. The widespread
acceptance of this definition and free software itself owes a
great deal to Richard Stallman and the {Free Software
Foundation}.
There are many other kinds of "free software" in the sense of
"free of charge". See "-ware".
This dictionary is free in both senses, though since it is
documentation not software it is distributed under the
GFDL.
(2007-02-09)
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free software foundation
(foldoc) | Free Software Foundation
FSF
(FSF) An organisation devoted to the creation and
dissemination of free software, i.e. software that is free
from licensing fees or restrictions on use. The Foundation's
main work is supporting the GNU project, started by {Richard
Stallman} (RMS), partly to proselytise for his position that
information is community property and all software source
should be shared.
The GNU project has developed the GNU Emacs editor and a C
compiler, gcc, replacements for many Unix utilities and many
other tools. A complete Unix-like operating system (HURD)
is in the works (April 1994).
Software is distributed under the terms of the {GNU General
Public License}, which also provides a good summary of the
Foundation's goals and principles. The Free Software
Foundation raises most of its funds from distributing its
software, although it is a charity rather than a company.
Although the software is freely available (e.g. by FTP - see
below) users are encouraged to support the work of the FSF by
paying for their distribution service or by making donations.
One of the slogans of the FSF is "Help stamp out software
hoarding!" This remains controversial because authors want to
own, assign and sell the results of their labour. However,
many hackers who disagree with RMS have nevertheless
cooperated to produce large amounts of high-quality software
for free redistribution under the Free Software Foundation's
imprimatur.
See copyleft, General Public Virus, GNU archive site.
(ftp://ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu).
Unofficial WWW pages: {PDX
(http://cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/)}, {DeLorie
(http://delorie.com/gnu/)}.
E-mail: .
Address: Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Massachusetts
Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Telephone: +1 (617) 876 3296.
(1995-12-10)
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ftp software, inc.
(foldoc) | FTP Software, Inc.
Developers of the original PC/TCP Packet Driver
specification.
Address: 26 Princess St. Wakefield, MA 01880-3004. Telephone:
+1 (617) 246 0900.
(1994-12-05)
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