Program, Application, and Software

Alexander Kapps alex.kapps at web.de
Wed Nov 17 18:10:56 EST 2010


On 17.11.2010 19:38, Boštjan Mejak wrote:
> What is the difference between a program, an application, and software?

Program: A sequence of one or more instructions (even 'print 
"hello"' is a valid Python program)

Application: Usually a large(er), complex program

Software: The parts of a computer that you *can't* kick.




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