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-soft

-soft suffix: used in the names of software houses.

Suffix

-soft

  1. Used in the names of software houses.
    • ViewStore is a general purpose data base management system for Acorn microcomputers. It is supplied by Acornsoft and it is compatible with the word processing package View, the spreadsheet package ViewSheet and the rest of the View range.1989, David J. Maguire, Computers in geography
    • Catsoft Assets is a complete PC-based fixed asset management system designed specifically for use by the accountancy profession.1995, Charter, volume 66, numbers 1-5, page 34

Origin of -soft

From software.

Questions about -soft

What does -soft mean?
-soft means used in the names of software houses.
What part of speech is -soft?
-soft is a suffix.

Words near -soft in the dictionary

  1. -ski
  2. -sky
  3. -slide
  4. -slop
  5. -soc
  6. -soft
  7. -sol
  8. -some
  9. -somes
  10. -something
  11. -son

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