* Microsoft Windows contains application compatibility shims to make the platform compatible with most software from earlier 32-bit and 16-bit versions ( e. g. Civilization ( circa 1991, designed for Windows 3. 0 ) running on Windows Vista ).

The controversy over software patents is about specific algorithms or techniques that the software contains, which may not be duplicated by others and considered intellectual property and copyright infringement depending on the severity.

Content filtering software can also be used to block malware and other content that is or contains hostile, intrusive, or annoying material including adware, spam, computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, and spyware.

A small file is generated that contains a condensed, computer readable digest of this description that can then be used by content filtering software to block or allow that site.

The brain electrodes send EEG signals to the device, which contains seizure-detection software.

Malware is not the same as defective software, which is software that has a legitimate purpose but contains harmful bugs that were not noticed before release.

The software for simulation of historical computers SIMH contains a module to emulate the KS10 CPU on a Windows or Unix-based machine.

The purpose of the relational model is to provide a declarative method for specifying data and queries: users directly state what information the database contains and what information they want from it, and let the database management system software take care of describing data structures for storing the data and retrieval procedures for answering queries.

This is accomplished by reverse engineering the compiled program code using a debugger such as SoftICE, OllyDbg, GDB, or MacsBug until the software cracker reaches the subroutine that contains the primary method of protecting the software ( or by disassembling an executable file with a program such as IDA ).

* The query string contains data to be passed to software running on the server.

Some wiki software is specifically geared for one of the usage types, while other software can be used for all three, but contains functionality, either in its core or through plugins, that help with one or more of the usage types.

AM contains the hard drives and tape drives used to load and backup the central and peripheral processor software and translations.

Such a test suite contains software tools that allow the testing environment to execute all the regression test cases automatically ; some projects even set up automated systems to automatically re-run all regression tests at specified intervals and report any failures ( which could imply a regression or an out-of-date test ).

Accompanying the book is a wiki that contains an example of software architecture documentation.

Otaniemi has gained international recognition in information and communication technologies thanks largely to Nokia, but it also contains a host of other cutting-edge technology clusters, including mobility-based software and web-ware, as well as nanotechnology and microelectronics.

The software generally comes on specially marked MSDN discs, but contains the identical retail or volume-license software as it is released to the public.

Though it is often distributed without extensive example scenes found in some other programs, the software contains features that are characteristic of high-end 3D software.

The video BIOS or firmware contains the basic program, which is usually hidden, that governs the video card's operations and provides the instructions that allow the computer and software to interact with the card.

The software implementation of the SuperMemo algorithm in its most rudimentary and basic form is a database of question and answer ( Q & A ) fields ( or more practically, digital and electronic flashcards ).

The result of a three-year collaboration between Sinclair Research, ICL and British Telecom, the OPD had the intriguing addition of a telephone handset on one end of the keyboard, and rudimentary Computer-Telephony Integration ( CTI ) software.

Screensaver software can also be used as a rudimentary security measure.

The platform had rudimentary software running on a commercial microkernel embedded operating system.

Until the early 1990s, the F-14 Tomcat didn't have clearance to drop bombs even though all Tomcats were built with a Stores Management System ( SMS ) that included air-to-ground options as well as rudimentary software in the AWG-9.

The original version of Open64 that was released in 2002 was missing its very advanced software pipelining code generator, and had only a rudimentary code generator for Itanium.

In early 2005, college student Kristian Hermansen posted a very rudimentary analysis of CherryOS using IDA Pro software, which easily shows evidence of code reuse from many GPL projects.

Pre-installed software includes an e-mail client, a rudimentary web browser and Microsoft Office file viewer.

Notably, however, ASIC did feature a rudimentary integrated development environment and an RS-232 communications library for writing terminal and BBS software.

* " Atlas " was the former name for ASP. NET AJAX, Microsoft software, a set of ASP. NET extensions providing Ajax functionality

Operating systems and executive software, designed to supersede this basic firmware functionality, provide replacement software interfaces to applications.

System software is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware, to provide basic functionality, and to provide a platform for running application software.

Cygwin consists of two parts: a dynamic-link library ( DLL ) as an API compatibility layer providing a substantial part of the POSIX API functionality, and an extensive collection of software tools and applications that provide a Unix-like look and feel.

Filtering software may include data loss prevention functionality to filter outbound as well as inbound information.

Dedicated digital synthesizers frequently have the advantage of onboard accessibility, with switchable front panel controls to peruse their functions, whereas software synthesizers trump their dedicated counterparts with their additional functionality, against the handicap of a mouse-driven control system.

Opera was somewhat faster, but it was proprietary software distributed in trialware and adware versions, both of which lacked some of the functionality of the Microsoft Windows version.

Transclusion can also be accomplished on the server side, provided the server software includes this functionality.

This functionality allows the user to choose some or all of the various software repositories available for their version of Mandriva Linux and can greatly expand the amount of software that the user can install through the urpmi system.

For example, in the context of GUI software development, a class may inherit from both classes ( for appearance ) and ( for functionality / input handling ), and classes and both inherit from the class.

( Note that while Mercury does allow impure functionality, it is not necessary in most software, and serves primarily as a way of calling foreign language code.

Digital instruments typically discourage users from experimentation, due to their lack of the feedback and direct control that switches and knobs would provide, but patch editors give owners of hardware instruments and effects devices the same editing functionality that is available to users of software synthesizers.

This means that the only way to use software that requires floating-point functionality is to replace the buggy 68LC040 with a later revision, or a full 68040.

One of the problems experienced by Nupedia during much of its existence was that the software lacked functionality.

Very early PC software applications to incorporate plug-in functionality included HyperCard and QuarkXPress on the Macintosh, both released in 1987.

They are often concerned with partitioning functionality to hardware, software or human operators.

Shareware ( also termed trialware or demoware ) is proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability ( it may be functional for a limited time period only ), or convenience ( the software may present a dialog at startup or during usage, reminding the user to purchase it ; " nagging dialogs ").

Some have refused to accept any software with limited functionality, including demos, trial use, or crippled software.

Software safety is a fast growing field since modern systems functionality are increasingly being put under control of software.