| SCM | Software Configuration Management |
| SMS | Software Management System |
| RMS | RAID Management Software |
| PMS | Printer Management Software |
| DNMS | Datennetz-Management-Software |
| SPMS | Software Project Management System |
| AOSM | Agent-Oriented Software Management [engl.] |
| DMS | Data/Desktop/Document Management Software/System |
| DPMS | Display Power Management Signalling/Software/Standard |
| SWB | Software Bus |
| SW | Software |
| ASW | Anwender-Software |
| SPK | Software Porting Kit |
| LSM | Linux Software Map |
| STK | Software Translation Kit |
| SDK | Software Development Kit |
| SA | Software Assurance |
| GGS | Gütegemeinschaft Software e. V. Köln |
| SEX | Software Exchange |
| TSW | Tele-Software |
| SMK | Software Migration Kit |
| ETS | EIB Tool Software |
| SDP | Software Delivery Platform |
| SDS | Software Distribution Service [OSF] |
| SuSE | System- und Software-Entwicklung Nürnberg, http://www.novell.com/de-de/linux/suse |
| SEL | Software Engineering Laboratory |
| SVP | Software Validation Plan |
| CPS | Central Point Software |
| SEI | Software Engineering Institute |
| PDS | Public Domain Software |
| SISY | Software Informations-System Karlsruhe |
| SDN | Software Defined Network |
| GSI | Generic Software Interface |
| SDA | Software Disk Array |
| SIG | Software Interest Group |
| CSS | Comparex Software Service |
| bsw | Boston Software Works |
| SPA | Software Publishers Association Heute: SIIA |
| HSI | Hardware-Software-Interface |
| SDE | Software Development Environment |
| LSR | Linux Software Review |
| SEE | Software Engineering Environment |
| SDN | Software-Defined Network |
| SPR | Software Performance Report |
| GPS | Gesellschaft zur Prüfung von Software |
| EWS | Employee Written Software [IBM] |
| ASK | Akademische Software Kooperation Karlsruhe |
| ASK | Akademische Software Kooperation Softwarehaus |
| FSF | Free Software Foundation Boston, http://www.fsf.org |
| NSE | Network Software Environment |