Computer programs and applications that tell hardware what to do. Like instructions or recipes that make computers perform specific tasks.
Microsoft Word, Instagram, and your calculator app are all examples of software that run on your devices.
“Software” is a general concept (programs that run on computers) rather than a single cloud service. AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI all provide many software offerings (apps, managed services, and developer tools), but there is no one-to-one equivalent service named simply “Software.”