generic software

generic software definition - computer

(1) Ready-made software. Shrink-wrapped software. Contrast with "custom software." See shrink wrapped software and COTS.

(2) (Generic Software, Inc., Madison, MS, www.genericsoftware.com) A company that specializes in software for IBM midrange computers. Founded in 1987, Generic merged with WorksRight Software, Inc. in 2003.



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