computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

software, software package, software system, package - (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"

anti-virus program - a computer program that checks you computer for viruses and prevents their spread

application program, applications programme, application - a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"

loop - a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

malevolent program - a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects

patch - a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program

assembler, assembly program - a program to convert assembly language into machine language

checking program - a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors

compiling program, compiler - (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

debugger - a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors

user interface, interface - (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

interpretive program, interpreter - (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

job control - a program that is called to prepare each job to be run

library program - a program in a program library

monitor program, monitoring program - a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system

object program, target program - a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer

source program - a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language

parser - a computer program that divides code up into functional components; "compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code"

relocatable program - a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times

reusable program - a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

search engine - a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)

self-adapting program - a program that can change its performance in response to its environment

spider, wanderer - a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine

spreadsheet - a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

executive program, supervisory program, supervisor - a program that controls the execution of other programs

syntax checker - a program to check natural language syntax

system program, systems program, systems software - a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer

translating program, translator - a program that translates one programming language into another

service program, utility program, utility - (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"

subprogram, subroutine, procedure, routine, function - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

program line, instruction, statement, command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program