Note-Software is a series of instructions or statements in a form acceptable to a CPU, designed to cause the ADPE configuration to execute an operation or operations; or a collection of data in a form capable of being processed and operated on by a computer.

Includes System programs, such as operating systems, assemblers, compilers, executive routines, interpreters, translators; utility programs, such as sort/merge programs, media conversion, maintenance diagnostic programs; and application programs, such as payroll, inventory control, and engineering analysis programs.

Excludes Software designed to Government specifications to satisfy the requirements of a particular user or for use with ADPE properly classifiable in an FSG other than FSG 70. Also excludes operating manuals and programmers' manuals properly classified in FSG 76.