Definitions of Software and Database

I thought I would start a new thread since the other was quite OT. x said there was likely a legal definition of software and I haven't searched for that yet, but I did find a legal def of database at http://dataright.haifa.ac.il/db-definition.htm

"'database' shall mean a collection of independent works, data or
other materials arranged in a systematic or methodical way and individually accessible by electronic or other means."

By this definition, would "software" be a database? It might be interesting to see how legal def of software and database differ from each other and from country to country.

Anyway, to get this particular thread started, my question is: What is a precise definition fof the term "software" when used in the phrase
"software developer" and (how) does software relate to databases?
--dawn Received on Fri Feb 03 2006 - 12:05:46 CST