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Application software
Any software created to fulfill a specific need, like a text editor, web browser, or graphics editor.
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Assembly language
A language that allowed computer scientists to use human readable instructions, assembled into code that the machines could understand.
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Automation
It makes processes work automatically.
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Coding
Translating one language to another.
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Compiled programming language
A language that uses human readable instructions, then sends them through a compiler.
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Copyright
Used when creating original work.
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.exe
A file extension found in Windows for an executable file.
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Firmware
Software that's permanently stored on a computer component.
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GIT
A version control system that helps keep track of changes made to files and directories.
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Interpreted programming language
A language that isn't compiled ahead of time.
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Programming
Coding in a programming language.
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Programming language
Special languages that software developers use to write instructions for computers to execute.
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Script
It is run by an interpreter, which interprets the code into CPU instructions just in time to run them.
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Scripting
Coding in a scripting language.
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Software
The intangible instructions that tell the hardware what to do.
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Software bug
An error in software that causes unexpected results.
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Software management
A broad term used to refer to any and all kinds of software that are designed to manage or help manage some sort of project or task.
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System software
Software used to keep our core system running, like operating system tools and utilities.