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A software program is commonly defined as a set of instructions, or a set of modules or procedures, that allow for a certain type of computer operation. The term is also often used interchangeably with terms like “software application” and “software product.”<ref>Definition - What Does Software Program Mean? [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>

Although the terminology around a software program is somewhat vague, there are some guidelines for when people usually use the word “program” in relation to software. For example, in contrasting the use of the term “software program” with “software application,” it becomes clear that a software program is implicitly smaller in scope and often more basic.

Most people use the word “program” to refer to a set of instructions that is used without installation or extensive architecture. Another way to think about this is that the term “software program” was used more commonly during the early days of computing to refer to the different types of software products that were made for specific platforms or systems and consisted mostly of computing instructions. Over time, the software program became an “executable” and then an “application.” Nowadays, the word “application” or the abbreviation “app” has largely taken over to describe more sophisticated software products that can run on different systems and have a lot of tools such as application programming interfaces that must be in place to allow for versatile use.<ref>Explaining the Term Software Program [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>

===See Also===
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
[[Software]] 
[[Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)]] 
[[Software Archeology]] 
[[Software Architecture]] 
[[Software Architecture Analysis Method (SAAM)]] 
[[Software Asset Management (SAM)]] 
[[Software Configuration Management (SCM)]] 
[[Software Design]] 
[[Software Development Effort Estimation]] 
[[Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)]] 
[[Software Factory]] 
[[Software Non-functional Assessment Process (SNAP)]] 
[[Software Project Management]] 
[[Software Prototyping]] 
[[Software Sizing]] 
[[Software Visualization]] 
[[Software as a Service (SaaS)]]
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===References===
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-[[Software]]<br />
+*[[Software Architecture]]
-[[Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)]]<br />
+*[[Enterprise Architecture]]
-[[Software Archeology]]<br />
+*[[Client Server Architecture]]
-[[Software Architecture]]<br />
+*[[Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)]]
-[[Software Architecture Analysis Method (SAAM)]]<br />
+*[[Software Design]]
-[[Software Asset Management (SAM)]]<br />
+*[[Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)]]
-[[Software Configuration Management (SCM)]]<br />
+*[[Software Project Management]]
-[[Software Design]]<br />
+*[[Software as a Service (SaaS)]]
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-A '''software program''' is commonly defined as a set of instructions, or a set of modules or procedures, that allow for a certain type of computer operation. The term is also often used interchangeably with terms like “[[Application|software application]]” and “software product.”<ref>Definition - What Does Software Program Mean? [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>
+A '''software program''' is commonly defined as a set of instructions, or a set of modules or procedures, that allow for a certain type of [[computer]] operation. The term is also often used interchangeably with terms like “[[Application|software application]]” and “software [[product]].”<ref>Definition - What Does Software Program Mean? [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>
-Although the terminology around a software program is somewhat vague, there are some guidelines for when people usually use the word “program” in relation to [[Software|software]]. For example, in contrasting the use of the term “software program” with “software application,” it becomes clear that a software program is implicitly smaller in scope and often more basic.
+Although the terminology around a software program is somewhat vague, there are some guidelines for when people usually use the word “program” in relation to [[Software|software]]. For example, in contrasting the use of the term “software program” with “software [[application]],” it becomes clear that a software program is implicitly smaller in scope and often more basic.
-Most people use the word “program” to refer to a set of instructions that is used without installation or extensive architecture. Another way to think about this is that the term “software program” was used more commonly during the early days of computing to refer to the different types of software products that were made for specific platforms or systems and consisted mostly of computing instructions. Over time, the software program became an “executable” and then an “application.” Nowadays, the word “application” or the abbreviation “app” has largely taken over to describe more sophisticated software products that can run on different systems and have a lot of tools such as application programming interfaces that must be in place to allow for versatile use.<ref>Explaining the Term Software Program [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>
+Most people use the word “program” to refer to a set of instructions that is used without installation or extensive [[architecture]]. Another way to think about this is that the term “software program” was used more commonly during the early days of computing to refer to the different types of software products that were made for specific platforms or systems and consisted mostly of computing instructions. Over time, the software program became an “executable” and then an “application.” Nowadays, the word “application” or the abbreviation “app” has largely taken over to describe more sophisticated software products that can run on different systems and have a lot of tools such as application programming interfaces that must be in place to allow for versatile use.<ref>Explaining the Term Software Program [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>

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-A software program is commonly defined as a set of instructions, or a set of modules or procedures, that allow for a certain type of computer operation. The term is also often used interchangeably with terms like “software application” and “software product.”<ref>Definition - What Does Software Program Mean? [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>
+A '''software program''' is commonly defined as a set of instructions, or a set of modules or procedures, that allow for a certain type of computer operation. The term is also often used interchangeably with terms like “[[Application|software application]]” and “software product.”<ref>Definition - What Does Software Program Mean? [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>
+Although the terminology around a software program is somewhat vague, there are some guidelines for when people usually use the word “program” in relation to [[Software|software]]. For example, in contrasting the use of the term “software program” with “software application,” it becomes clear that a software program is implicitly smaller in scope and often more basic.
 Most people use the word “program” to refer to a set of instructions that is used without installation or extensive architecture. Another way to think about this is that the term “software program” was used more commonly during the early days of computing to refer to the different types of software products that were made for specific platforms or systems and consisted mostly of computing instructions. Over time, the software program became an “executable” and then an “application.” Nowadays, the word “application” or the abbreviation “app” has largely taken over to describe more sophisticated software products that can run on different systems and have a lot of tools such as application programming interfaces that must be in place to allow for versatile use.<ref>Explaining the Term Software Program [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25084/software-program Techopedia]</ref>