The difference between Compilation and Software

When used as nouns, compilation means the act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources, whereas software means encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as rom).

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  1. Compilation as a noun (uncountable):

    The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

  2. Compilation as a noun (countable):

    That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.

  3. Compilation as a noun (countable, uncountable, computing):

    Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

  1. Software as a noun (computing):

    Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

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