networked software

noun

UK /ˈnɛtwɜːkt ˈsɒftweə/

US /ˈnɛtwɝkt ˈsɔftwɛr/

Software that connects to other computers so they can share information and work together.

The school's networked software lets students share their projects with the teacher.

SYNONYMS

connected software network software collaborative software distributed software

RELATED WORDS

network internet server cloud computing data sharing

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Programs designed to run across many linked computers at the same time.

The lab uses networked software to process huge amounts of data.

3. Applications that let people work together over a network in real time.

Our team uses networked software to edit the same document at once.

4. Software that depends on a network connection to work properly.

Without Wi-Fi, the networked software cannot load your files.