program that is intended for some specific execution and includes full documentation
A package that consists of (a) one or more
computer programs and possibly related material such as utility programs or tutorial programs, recorded on a
medium suitable for delivery to the
user, and from which the user can
transfer the
program(s) to a
data-processing device, and (b) instructional materials such as handbooks and manuals, update
information, and possibly support services information.
Note 1: The computer programs may consist, for example, of application programs or operating systems, and are usually written in a high-level or low-level
language, respectively.
Note 2: The recording medium is usually a magnetic
diskette or an optical compact disk.