compatible software vs software

compatible software and software both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compatible software	Yes	No	No	No
software	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, software is a hypernym of compatible software; that is, software is a word with a broader meaning than compatible software:

compatible software: software that can run on different computers without modification
software: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

Other hypernyms of compatible software include computer software, package, software package, software program, software system.

As nouns, software is a hypernym of compatible software; that is, software is a word with a broader meaning than compatible software:

compatible software: application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together
software: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

Other hypernyms of compatible software include computer software, package, software package, software program, software system.

compatible software (noun)	software (noun)
software that can run on different computers without modification	(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together