softfloat

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adjective

(especially of a platform) Does not have hardware implementations of floating-point numbers and require software implementations (soft floats) to use them.

Opposite
hardfloat
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Meanings

adjectivesoftfloat (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputing(especially of a platform) Does not have hardware implementations of floating-point numbers and require software implementations (soft floats) to use them.

    Antonyms: hardfloat

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(especially of a platform) Does not have hardware implementations of floating-point numbers and require software implementations (soft floats) to use them.

Opposite
hardfloat

Origin

From soft (as in software) + float (as in floating-point number).

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APA

softfloat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softfloat

MLA

“softfloat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softfloat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “softfloat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softfloat.

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