The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SOFTWARE
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More clues leading to the result SOFTWARE
- Stuff on computer mistaken for waste
- Floppy disks etc collected for waste
- Programs for waste regeneration
- A few sort out computer programs
- Computer programs for waste removing
- Foresaw changes, over time, in programs
- Computer stuff mistaken for waste
- Sort a few corrupt computer programs
- Computer application’s forte was crashing!
- Programmes that might sort a few out
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What does SOFTWARE mean?
SOFTWARE noun- Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
- The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.