French word

logiciel

Pronunciation

IPA/loʒisjɛl/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsoftware

Example

Ce logiciel est facile à utiliser.

This software is easy to use.

Illustration for logiciel (software)

More examples

J'ai installé ce logiciel hier soir.

I installed this software last night.

Core concept

An invisible set of instructions that directs a machine's physical parts and gives them useful behavior.

Common phrases

  • installer un logiciel

    install software

  • mettre à jour un logiciel

    update software

  • télécharger un logiciel

    download software

  • un logiciel libre

    free software

Similar words

application: Software made for a specific task or purpose and used directly by people.
programme: A set of instructions or procedures executed in sequence by a computer.
appli: An informal term for a small software application used on a smartphone.

Definition in French

Terme désignant la partie immatérielle d'un système informatique, composée de programmes qui contrôlent le comportement du matériel.

Word origin

Logiciel was formed from logique with the suffix -iel, modeled on matériel as the term for the immaterial counterpart of computer hardware.

Usage tips

  • For a phone program, French usually uses application or the shortened form appli, while logiciel covers software more broadly.

Other meanings

  • programnoun
  • applicationnoun

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