softwear
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒftˌwɛə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɔftˌwɛɹ/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɑftˌwɛɹ/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: software
- Hyphenation: soft‧wear
Noun
softwear (uncountable)
- (Barbados) athletic shoes, sneakers
- 2011, M.T., Dear Christine, The Nation News (Barbados):
- I also need church shoes – size 3 or 4 – for my eight-year-old daughter [and] softwear and church clothes for a 12-year-old boy.
- 2017, “Elderly man on police missing persons list”, in Daily, Barbados: Nation:
- At the time he was wearing a white T-shirt, long dress pants, and white softwear.
- 2011, M.T., Dear Christine, The Nation News (Barbados):
- Misspelling of software.
- 1995 August 1, ha...@eastcoast.co.za, “FAX ON DEMAND SOFTWEAR & HARDWEAR - Please help”, in comp.dcom.fax (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-09:
- Please can someone point me in the right direction for advice on Hardwear & softwear.
- 1998 February 14, nyarl-tep, “YOURE ALL FUCKIN DEAD!!!!!”, in alt.2600.phreakz (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-09:
- and why is it in alt.2600.et al
its not hardwear
its not softwear
its not cracks hacks or codes
its not cards phreaks wearz or hz
its a personallity belongs in a different catagory
References
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