softwarevalues
nounUK /ˈsɒft.weə ˈvæl.juːz/
US /ˈsɔːft.wer ˈvæl.juːz/
The ideas about what is right and good that guide how people make and use computer programs.
The team's softwarevalues include keeping user data safe and making apps easy for everyone to use.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The beliefs a company holds about how its software should treat people.
The company wrote its softwarevalues on the wall so every coder could see them.
3. The things a program is designed to care about, like speed or safety.
This game's softwarevalues put fun before fancy graphics.
4. The shared rules a group of programmers follows when building tools.
Their softwarevalues say never to sell a user's private information.