plottingsoftware

noun
UK /ˈplɒtɪŋ ˈsɒftweə/
US /ˈplɑːtɪŋ ˈsɔːftwer/

A computer program that helps you draw graphs and pictures from numbers.

The teacher used plotting software to show the class a graph of their test scores.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software used to draw maps or plans of land.

The surveyors used plotting software to make a map of the new park.

3. Software that helps writers plan the events in a story.

She used plotting software to organize the chapters of her mystery novel.

4. Software that controls a machine that draws lines with a pen.

The old plotter ran plotting software to draw the blueprint.